Bill of Rights protected individual citizens from the powers of state and federal government.
The second statement is true.
Explanation:
- The Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments of the US Constitution. It gives out the rights of the Americans.
- It guarantees liberties and civil rights to individuals, and so protects them from the State and Federal governments.
- Some of the rights are freedom of speech, religion and press.
- The Articles of Confederation approved in 1777 and the US Constitution that came into being in 1789, both protects the French and English settlers.