Which of the following best assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress?(1 point)
Responses
The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to create legislation that corrects state laws that conflict with the amendment.
The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to create legislation that corrects state laws that conflict with the amendment.
The Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
The Seventeenth Amendment allows U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people.
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
The correct answer is:
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
The best response that assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress is:
The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
To arrive at this answer, we can break down the options and analyze each one:
1. The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to create legislation that corrects state laws that conflict with the amendment.
- This statement does not directly address how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress. It focuses on the power granted to Congress to correct state laws.
2. The Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
- While this amendment extended voting rights to Black men, it does not specifically address how it limited Congress's power.
3. The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
- This statement is correct because the Bill of Rights, which consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, places limitations on Congress's power by prohibiting it from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
4. The Seventeenth Amendment allows U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people.
- This statement describes an amendment that changed the process of electing U.S. senators, but it does not explicitly address how it limited Congress's power.
By evaluating these options, we can conclude that the response stating that the Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties best assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress.