The Bill of rights was added to the constitution in 1791 to ensure limited government and protect the right of the American people from the national government. The addition of the 14th amendment in 1868 required the states to also guarantee citizens their due process rights and equal protection of the law. The bill of rights has protected and expanded the rights of the citizens of the united states. In the picture with the man burning the flag is supposed to resemble the Texas v Johnson case of 1989 the court ruled in favor of Johnson because they believed that the bill of rights protects a person’s right of expression as long as it does not harm anyone else. In the picture it shows two men one is burning the flag with another man burning
