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shenderson6 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The section of the U.S. Constitution commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights consists of

a. the powers of the president to curtail individual rights.
b. the amendments to the Constitution, added in 1789 following ratification, which guarantee specific rights and divisions of power.
c. Article III, which sets up the judicial branch.
d. voluntary measures to ensure domestic tranquility.
e. police powers that are designed to control citizen uprisings.

Question 2

The Declaration of Independence states that when a government created by the consent of the governed fails to protect their rights, the people have the right to

a. hold the president and Congress criminally liable.
b. file a lawsuit in the federal courts.
c. turn to the state governments for relief.
d. alter or abolish such government.
e. file actions in state courts against the federal government.