Respuesta :
Correct answer choice is :
A) Because then the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal law
Explanation:
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in association with their government. It ensures civil rights and freedoms to the individual like freedom of speech, press, and religion. The Supreme Court announced that the Bill of Rights applied to the federal government, and not to the states. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was approved on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.