What was the original purpose of the Bill of Rights?
Responses
to provide protection of individual rights from the government
to provide protection of individual rights from the government
to restrict the power of the national and state governments
to restrict the power of the national and state governments
to give power to the national government
to give power to the national government
to establish political groups
to establish political groups
1 answer
Only the first two responses are correct. The original purpose of the Bill of Rights was to provide protection of individual rights from the government and to restrict the power of the national and state governments. The other responses are not accurate.