Question

First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Based on the First Amendment, which statement can you assume to be true about the Founding Fathers?

They believed government would not make laws that affected rights.
They were concerned about the government having too much power.
They were concerned the people would not rally behind a single religion.
They believed the proper role of citizens was to leave politics to their leaders.

Answer 1

The answer is A right?

Answer 2

@jimthompson5910

Answer 3

@Laylalyssa is this a?

Answer 4

hint: think of the federalism vs anti-federalism debate, which was the lead up to the bill of rights. In other words, try to think why the bill of rights was introduced. What was it trying to accomplish?

Answer 5

I can eliminate C, right?

Answer 6

Is it B?

Answer 7

At the time of the revolution, the king of england was too powerful. So they wanted to break away from that. They also wanted to avoid having the government be too powerful. That's why the bill of rights was introduced. It's a check on the federal governments power.

Answer 8

Hmm, Yeah. This means that the answer is B?

Answer 9

@jimthompson5910 you there?

Answer 10

Choice B is correct

Answer 11

Thank you!

Answer 12

You're welcome