The Bill of Rights failed to become a vital instrument for the extension of civil liberties until after the Civil War and passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Bill of Rights originally applied only to the federal government, and it was not until the Fourteenth Amendment's incorporation doctrine that its protections were extended to the states, significantly impacting civil liberties post-Civil War.

The Bill of Rights Failed to Become a Vital Instrument