How does the Bill of Rights protect citizens?(1 point)

Responses

It lists civil rights and provides penalties if they are not kept by the government.
It lists civil rights and provides penalties if they are not kept by the government.

It keeps the local police from searching any home without having federal permission.
It keeps the local police from searching any home without having federal permission.

It restricts both the federal and state governments from abusing citizens rights.
It restricts both the federal and state governments from abusing citizens rights.

It allows citizens to decide for themselves which rules a government will have.
It allows citizens to decide for themselves which rules a government will have.

1 answer

The correct response is:

It restricts both the federal and state governments from abusing citizens' rights.

The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and serves to protect individual liberties by limiting governmental power.