Question

The Bill of Rights initially applied to the ____ government(s), while today the Bill of Rights applies to the ___ government(s).

Answer 1

The Bill of Rights initially applied to the federal government, while today it applies to the federal and state governments.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Bill of Rights initially applied to the federal government, while today the Bill of Rights applies to the federal and state governments.

Originally, the Bill of Rights only protected individuals from actions by the national government. However, through a process of selective incorporation, most of the Bill of Rights' protections have been expanded to cover actions by state governments as well. This expansion occurred as a result of the passage and ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment and a series of Supreme Court decisions.