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Y_Kistochka [10]
3 years ago
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What was the purpose of the bill of rights

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1 answer:
In-s [12.5K]3 years ago
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The bill of rights serves to protect citizens from excess government power. It achieves this by ensuring there is separation of powers between different government branches, the judicial, executive, and the legislative.

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