Question

(APEX) How did the inclusion of this passage reflect the historical context surrounding the ratification of the Constitution?:

No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.1

A. It indicated that Americans were comfortable with a powerful national government.
B. It revealed that Americans were more concerned with the public good than with individual rights.
C. It highlighted the importance Americans placed on protecting civil liberties.
D. It demonstrated Americans' commitment to the philosophy of federalism.

Answer 1

tbh it's been about a year since i studied this stuff in HS

so it is ether C or D but i think the best answer is D

Answer 2

C. It highlighted the importance Americans placed on protecting civil liberties.

Step-by-step explanation:

This passage is part of the Fifth Amendment that constitutes the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was created in a time when Americans feared that without laws that specifically protected individual liberties and limited the scope of the government, the latter could abuse from its power, thus, the bill highlighted the importance Americans placed on protecting civil liberties. The Fifth Amendment also reflects this, because it guarantees the protection of civil liberties such as life, liberty, property, due process of law, and just compensation in the case that the government needed to take people's property for public use.