Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Bill of Rights

question 236

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the Bill of Rights and state power is incorrect?

• A) The Bill of Rights originally applied only to the federal government.
• B) The Supreme Court clearly held that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government in an 1833 case.
• C) The Constitution was generally silent on what states could not do to their residents.
• D) The interpretation and application of the Bill of Rights began to change after the Civil War.
• E) None of the above.

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