On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Virginia was the tenth of fourteen states to ratify the ...

When Americans today think of the Constitution, many of us think of certain cherished freedoms we hold dear: freedom of ...

The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...

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The Bill of Rights, or the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, includes such liberties as freedom of speech and religion and the right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment of the ...

Note: The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the ...