Which of the following best describes the Bill of Rights? A. The Bill of Rights establishes that the United States has declared independence from Great Britain, and that the new nation will be governed by the people.

B. These amendments explain how people accused of a crime should be treated in the United States.

C. These amendments guarantee rights for citizens , limit some of the powers of the federal government , and reserve some powers to the states and the public.

D. The Bill of Rights asserts that freedom of speech is the most important right promised to American citizens.

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Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.

Read these lines from "o captain! my captain! ". o the bleeding drops of red, where on the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. how does whitman use the extended metaphor to refer to lincoln’s death? a. whitman compares lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like. b. whitman compares lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals. c.whitman compares lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war. d. whitman compares lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.