Which of the following is a true statement about the Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights, as part of the United States Constitution, consists of the first ten amendments. These amendments were ratified in 1791 and serve to protect individual liberties and rights against government infringement. The inclusion of these ten amendments was a response to calls from several states for more explicit protections of personal freedoms.

The other statements have inaccuracies; for instance, while the Bill of Rights encompasses fundamental civil liberties, it does not specifically call out economic rights. The assertion that it was added to the Constitution in 1789 is misleading, as that is the year Congress proposed the amendments, but they did not become effective until ratification in 1791. Lastly, the Bill of Rights is indeed a binding component of the Constitution, meaning that it is enforceable law, as opposed to being merely a guideline or non-binding framework.