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The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten Amendments to the Constitution. Why was it adopted?
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Choose all answers that apply:
(Choice A) To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
A
To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
(Choice B) To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
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To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
(Choice C) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
C
To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
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The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten Amendments to the Constitution. Why was it adopted?
Choose all answers that apply:
Choose all answers that apply:
(Choice A) To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
A
To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
(Choice B) To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
B
To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
(Choice C) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
C
To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
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The Bill of Rights was adopted for the following reasons:
**(Choice B)** To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties.
**(Choice C)** To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government could lead to tyranny.
**(Choice A)** is incorrect as the Bill of Rights was not intended to ensure more power for the central government, but rather to limit that power and protect individual rights.
**(Choice B)** To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties.
**(Choice C)** To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government could lead to tyranny.
**(Choice A)** is incorrect as the Bill of Rights was not intended to ensure more power for the central government, but rather to limit that power and protect individual rights.