How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?
A) The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation—provisions that were not made in 1789.
B) The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology laws—provisions that did not exist in 1789.
C) The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not.
D) The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not.
E) The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets.
Answer: A
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