All of the following are TRUE about the Bill of Rights EXCEPT

a. this term refers to the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
b. it establishes a set of specific prohibitions on the U.S. national government.
c. it was necessary for the ratification of the Constitution.
d. it specifies limits on governmental action that were initially directed at the U.S. federal government but now applies to the states as well.
e. it has helped to limit the power of the federal courts.

e