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.
ANS: B
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