Question
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 enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
A
To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
(Choice B) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
B
To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
(Choice C) To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
C
To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
Choose all answers that apply:
Choose all answers that apply:
(Choice A) To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
A
To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
(Choice B) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
B
To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
(Choice C) To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
C
To ensure that the central government would have more power than the states
Answers
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The correct answers are:
- (Choice A) To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
- (Choice B) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
Choice C is not correct, as the Bill of Rights was not adopted to ensure that the central government would have more power than the states, but rather to protect individual rights and address fears of government overreach.
- (Choice A) To enumerate explicit protections for individual rights and civil liberties
- (Choice B) To allay concerns that the creation of a more powerful central government lead to tyranny
Choice C is not correct, as the Bill of Rights was not adopted to ensure that the central government would have more power than the states, but rather to protect individual rights and address fears of government overreach.