The Bill of Rights limits the power of __________. ??? Is it A ? but then i also think its b ?

Question

a. the government over the rights and liberties of individuals

b. the national government over the rights of the states

c. state governments over the inherent powers of the national government

d. national and state governments to tax individuals

e. state governments to tax the national government

Answer 1

It's A, the Bill of Rights is meant to protect individuals against tyrannical governments. Jefferson made sure it was added, he refused to sign the Constitution without it.

Answer 2

George Mason and most of the anti-Federalists demanded a Bill of Rights. Jefferson did as well, but at the time of the Constitutional Convention, he was our Minister to France and was not involved (except behind the scenes) with the writing or ratification of the Constitution.

Certainly the main thing the Bill of Rights does is A) limit the rights of the government over the rights and liberties of individuals. But the 10th amendment holds "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," so that touches on B) the power of the federal government over the states.

C. is addressed in the supremacy clause of the Constitution (Article VI, Section 2)

D. Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power of taxation and the income tax is authorized by the 16th amendment.

E. was addressed in the Supreme Court decision McCulloch v. Maryland