Why was the Bill of Rights less powerful in the 19th century?

History

1 answer:

Monica [59]2 years ago

7 0

C is the correct answer.

Prior to the 14th Amendment, the view of the Supreme Court, as articulated in Barron v. Baltimore, was that the Bill of Rights only applied to the Federal Government.

After the 14th Amendment, the rights articulated in the Bill of Rights began to be understood as applying to the States as well.

You might be interested in

What role did african american men from the north play in the civil war?

PilotLPTM [1.2K]

They were soldiers and had been slaves before

4 0

2 years ago

Why was John Locke the most influential for the enlightenment ?

Daniel [21]

Answer:

he was a key advocate of the empirical approaches of the Scientific Revolution

Explanation:

7 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Eighteenth-century indentured servants possessed many opportunities for economic advancement. true

anzhelika [568]

False

Indentured servants bargained away their labor for a period of four to seven years in exchange for passage to the New World. Although they made up the mass of English immigrants to the Chesapeake colonies their fortunes were poor

5 0

2 years ago

What exactly was the Thermidorian Reaction?

deff fn [24]

Thermidorian Reaction, in the French Revolution, the parliamentary revolt initiated on 9 Thermidor, year II (July 27, 1794), which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France.

plz mark meas brainliest :)

8 0

2 years ago

Full text, no files

ehidna [41]

Answer:The Union's advantages as a large industrial power and its leaders' political skills contributed to decisive wins on the battlefield and ultimately victory against the Confederates in the American Civil War.

Explanation:

4 0

2 years ago