Author Question: The Bill of Rights consists of the first __________ amendments to the Constitution. A) five B) ... (Read 43 times)

tiara099 · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

The Bill of Rights consists of the first __________ amendments to the Constitution.

A) five
B) ten
C) twenty-two
D) fifteen
E) twenty

Question 2

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

A) the national government would be weakened if limits on its powers were listed.
B) the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because it was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary.
C) the states could easily withdraw from the Union if the national government violated individual liberties.
D) the design of the institutions of government would preclude them from abusing rights anyway.
E) states could use the power of nullification if national laws violated individual liberties.