Which of the following is a true statement about the Bill of Rights?

Question

It was supported strongly by the Federalists.
It was supported strongly by the Federalists.

It prevents the federal government from violating citizens' rights.
It prevents the federal government from violating citizens' rights.

It protects citizens from their state governments.
It protects citizens from their state governments.

It gives U.S. citizens very limited rights.

Answer 1

The true statement about the Bill of Rights is:

It prevents the federal government from violating citizens' rights.

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution and was added to ensure the protection of individual liberties from federal government infringement. The other statements are not accurate in the context provided:

• The Bill of Rights was actually supported more by the Anti-Federalists, who were concerned about the lack of protections for individual rights in the original Constitution.
• While it originally applied to the federal government, the incorporation doctrine through the Fourteenth Amendment gradually extended its protections to include limitations on state governments as well.
• The Bill of Rights does not give U.S. citizens "very limited rights"; rather, it enumerates specific rights that are considered fundamental to American democracy.