Which of the following best assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress? (1 point)
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The Seventeenth Amendment allows U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people.
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The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
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The Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
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The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to create legislation that corrects state laws that conflict with the amendment.
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The best option that assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress is:
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
This choice clearly illustrates the limitation placed on Congress by defining specific rights that cannot be violated, thereby restricting its legislative power in favor of protecting individual freedoms.
