Question

Question
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?(1 point)
Responses

to give citizens rights from the federal government
to give citizens rights from the federal government

to calm the fears that the new federal government would violate states' rights or people's rights
to calm the fears that the new federal government would violate states' rights or people's rights

to keep the state governments from taking away citizens' rights
to keep the state governments from taking away citizens' rights

to force the southern states to sign the Constitution that gave some rights to slaves

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**to calm the fears that the new federal government would violate states' rights or people's rights**

The Bill of Rights was added to address concerns about the potential for government overreach and to protect individual liberties and state powers.