On Dec. 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, a set of 10 amendments to the original U.S. Constitution. This step fulfilled a promise made to Anti-Federalists ...
This December 15 marks Human Rights Day, a date to remember the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948 This day aims to establish ...
which became the Bill of Rights in 1791, was a protection of state power. The new Tenth Amendment stated: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it ...
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution ... the Framers initially believed that a bill of rights was not only unnecessary, but also potentially dangerous.
The bill was passed by an 85-11 vote and extends Federal funding into mid-March. The United States Senate has followed the House of Representatives and passed a spending bill to avoid a government ...