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The Bill of Rights. Handout 3: Bill of Rights. Ratified by the states on December 15, 1791. Preamble . Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
The U.S. Bill of Rights was influenced by George Mason’s 1776 Vir-ginia Declaration of Rights, the 1689 English Bill of Rights, works of the Age of Enlightenment pertaining to natural rights, and earlier English political documents such as the Magna Carta (1215).
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.
First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petitition the Government for a redress of grievances.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Bill of Rights as Ratified by the States December 15, 1791 . Amendment I . Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
TRANSCRIPT OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS . View at Archives.gov. Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the
Although 12 amendments were originally proposed, the 10 that were ratified became the Bill of Rights in 1791. They defined citizens' rights in relation to the newly established government under the Constitution. Read more at America's Founding Documents... PDF files require the free Adobe Reader.
The Bill of Rights. The Preamble to The Bill of Rights. Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
The Bill of Rights establishes essential freedoms, including the freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, protections against unreasonable searches, and the right to fair legal proceedings. Each amendment articulates fundamental rights, such as the protection from self-incrimination and guarantees of a speedy trial, which are designed to ...