The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, protect individual freedoms and limit the power of the federal government
. What amendment limits the powers of the state government and extends Bill of Rights' protections to citizens of a state? A) 12th Amendment B) 14th Amendment C) 15th Amendment D) 17th Amendment
The answer would be B. The fourteenth Amendment limited the state governments in numerous ways, stating that "no State shall make or enforce any law that shall abridge the privileges of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection the equal protection of the laws."
