The bill of rights was added to the constitution in 1791 in order to a. give congress the right to pass laws. b. make sure the states would have enough power. c. protect the individual rights of the people. d. protect the president from being impeached.

The correct answer is C. To protect the individual rights of the people.

The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution two years after it went to effect. The purpose was to have a list of people's rights explicitly mentioned in the Constitution that must protect the citizens of the United States.

The Bill of Rights was passed by the House of Representatives in 1789 and officially accepted as an amendment on December 15th, 1791.

The correct answer option is C. protect the individual rights of the people.

Explanation:

The Constitution of the United States of America, written in 1787 in Philadelphia, is the fundamental law of the US federal system of government and the landmark document of the Western world.

The Bill of Rights, which is covered in the first ten amendments to the constitution, was brought into effect on December 15, 1791.

This bill limited the power of the federal government of U.S.A., protecting the individual rights of all the people within the American territory.

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