Question

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

Answer 1

The 14th Amendment limits the powers of the state government and extends Bill of Rights' protections to citizens of a state. The 14th Amendment requires states to give all citizens due process rights and guarantees equal protection of the law. Its purpose was first to allow former slaves immediate U.S. citizenship, but its language also allowed it to be used to allow rights for ALL people in ALL states.