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United States Bill of Rights - Wikipedia
30 Jan 2026 at 2:59pm
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 | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal ...
26 Jan 2026 at 9:06am
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 ...
30 Jan 2026 at 9:04pm
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
6 Jan 2026 at 6:48pm
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 | Definition, Origins, Contents, & Application ...
30 Jan 2026 at 8:28pm
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 (First Through Tenth Amendments ...
30 Jan 2026 at 8:25am
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 U.S. Constitution - FindLaw
27 Jan 2026 at 2:38am
Enacted in 1789 and ratified in 1791, the Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments constitute some of the most recognized elements of constitutional law.



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