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United States Bill of Rights - Wikipedia
2 Jan 2026 at 11:46pm
United States Bill of Rights ... The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787?88 debate over the ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists.

Bill of Rights - LII / Legal Information Institute
30 Dec 2025 at 8:40am
Bill of Rights First Amendment [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] (see explanation) Second Amendment [Right to Bear Arms (1791)] (see explanation) Third Amendment [Quartering of Troops (1791)] (see explanation) Fourth Amendment [Search and Seizure (1791)] (see explanation)

Bill of Rights | What is the Bill of Rights | Amendments to the ...
1 Jan 2026 at 11:04pm
The first ten amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments as a solution to limit government power and protect individual liberties through the Constitution.

The Bill of Rights: A Transcription | National Archives
17 Dec 2025 at 2:36am
The ratified Articles (Articles 3?12) constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, or the U.S. Bill of Rights. In 1992, 203 years after it was proposed, Article 2 was ratified as the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Article 1 was never ratified.

Bill of Rights (First Through Tenth Amendments) | Constitution ...
2 Jan 2026 at 12:26pm
On September 12, five days before the Convention adjourned, George Mason and Elbridge Gerry raised the question of adding a bill of rights to the Constitution. Mason said: It would give great quiet to the people; and with the aid of the State declarations, a bill might be prepared in a few hours.

Bill of Rights | Definition, Origins, Contents, & Application to the ...
31 Dec 2025 at 9:15am
Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, adopted as a single unit in 1791. They constitute a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and of limitations on federal and state governments. The guarantees in the Bill of Rights have binding legal force.

Bill of Rights: Primary Documents in American History
1 Jan 2026 at 5:13pm
Articles three through twelve?known as the Bill of Rights?were ratified by the states on December 15, 1791, and became the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Bill of Rights contains guarantees of essential rights and liberties omitted in the crafting of the original Constitution.

The Blessings of Liberty and Bills of Rights | Constitution Center
2 Jan 2026 at 10:10am
Before Congress sent the Constitution out for ratification, congressional representative Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) wanted Congress to amend the Constitution by adding a ?declaration, or Bill of Rights,? describing the ?social compact? and important rights.

Bill of Rights, Summary, Facts, Purpose, Significance
29 Dec 2025 at 3:19am
The Bill of Rights make up the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments protect individual liberties by placing limits on the power of the government.

Bill of Rights-Full Text - Constitutional Law Enforcement
2 Jan 2026 at 8:15am
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties.



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