Which of the following is true about the Bill of Rights? "Why isn't C the right answer?

Question

a. The Bill of Rights, as originally drafted by James Madison, called for equal protection of the laws.

b. The Bill of Rights established the basic structure of American government.

c. The Bill of Rights, as adopted, prohibited the states from infringing on the freedom of speech, press, and the right to a jury trial.

d. None of these choices.


{The right answer is B.} I don't understand why C. couldn't be a possible answer

The correct answer is D. I mistakely put B

Answer 1

The purpose of the Constitution is to limit the powers of the Federal Government, not State Governments.

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Answer 2

As worded, I would have chosen (d).
The Bill of Rights hs nothing to do with the structure of the American Government: that is embodied in the Constitution itself.
The Bill of Rights does not keep "States" from infringing on the freedoms of individuals: The Constitution is a Federal document. Hence, the Constitution protects us from the Federal Govenment.

Answer 3

It's not C because the Bill of Rights was originally for the federal government. Through various additions and Supreme Court decisions SOME parts (not all!) were eventually decided to be applicable to the states.

Answer 4

The correct answer is ntot B, it is D. specifically, A is incorrect because that wasn't in the original proposal. B is NOT correct--the main body of the Constitution setss up the basic structure of the government. C is incorrect because the Bill of rights originally applied only to the federal, not the state governments (That changed with the passage of the 14th ammendment, which in effect, applied the Bill of Rights to the states as well).

Your teacher blew this one. Simple as that. IBut so did you.. Sorry. :)

Answer 5

The Bill of Rights was to prevent an oppressive federal gov't. It protects the people and the states from the fed

Answer 6

BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE STATES WHO WERE PROHIBITED BUT RATHER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT