Question

In the 1700s, the concept of individualism was so important for Americans that
rights were added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights.
the Constitution guaranteed people’s rights.
they divided the government into three separate branches.
the Declaration of Independence guaranteed natural rights.

Answer 1

Correct answer: rights were added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights.

Brief explanation:
- Americans in the 1700s, influenced by Enlightenment ideas of individual rights, insisted on explicit protections; as a result the first ten amendments (the Bill of Rights) were added in 1791.
- The original Constitution did not itself guarantee many individual rights (that is why the Bill of Rights was demanded).
- Dividing government into three branches was about limiting power (separation of powers), not the same as the specific addition of individual rights.
- The Declaration of Independence asserted natural rights but did not itself legally guarantee them.