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1. The Bill of Rights
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2. What are The Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights outlines the liberties
of the American people in relation to
their government. It guarantees the
individual's civil rights and liberties,
such as freedom of speech, press, and
religion. It establishes principles for
legal due process and reserves to the
people and the states all powers not
delegated to the federal government.
“Now Cherished, Bill of Rights
Spent a Century in Obscurity.”
United States Courts,
www.uscourts.gov/news/2019/12/
12/now-cherished-bill-rights-spent-
century-obscurity. Accessed 14
July 2023.

3. What are The Bill of Rights?
1st Amendment
Congress cannot
enact laws
restricting religion,
speech, press, or
people's right to
peaceful assembly
and petitioning the
government for
redress of
grievances.
2nd Amendment
The right of the
people to possess
and bear arms shall
not be infringed, a
well-regulated
militia being
essential to the
security of a free
state.
3rd Amendment
In times of peace,
no soldier may be
quartered in a
home without the
owner's permission,
and in times of
conflict, only in
accordance with the
law.

4. What are The Bill of Rights?
4th Amendment
People's right to be
secure from
unreasonable
searches and seizures
is protected, and
warrants are issued
only when there is
probable cause,
supported by an oath
or affirmation.
5th Amendment
No person may be
tried for a capital
offense without an
indictment from a
Grand Jury, except
in cases of war or
public peril, and no
person may be put
in jeopardy twice.
6th Amendment
Acquitted
defendants have the
right to a swift,
public trial, an
impartial jury,
witness
confrontation, and
the assistance of
defense counsel.

5. What are The Bill of Rights?
7th Amendments
Suits at common law
preserve jury trial
rights in cases
involving more than
twenty dollars,
preventing
reexamination of
facts in courts unless
they comply with
common law rules.
8th Amendment
There shall be no
excessive bail
requirements,
excessive fines, or
inhumane and
unusual
punishments.
9th Amendment
The enumeration of
certain rights in the
Constitution shall not
be construed to
deny or diminish
other rights retained
by the people.

6. What are The Bill of Rights?
10th Amendment
The powers not
delegated to the
federal government
by the Constitution
and not prohibited
to the states are
reserved to the
states or the
people.

7. What Would Happen Without The Bill of Rights?
People would be unable to engage in personality-defining activities such as
speaking or exercising a language. People would not be able to communicate
what they believed to be true or gather to protest wrongdoing. The trials
would be unjust and based on prejudice, appearance, or words.

8. Who Wrote The Bill of Rights and Why?
James Madison's proposed
amendments were intended to garner
support from both chambers of
Congress and the states. He prioritized
rights-related amendments while
disregarding suggestions that would
have fundamentally altered the
government.
Who Wrote Them
Madison's proposal led to a joint
resolution in the House, which included
seventeen amendments. The Senate added
twelve amendments. A Conference
Committee resolved disagreements, and
President Washington sent the adopted
amendments to states. By December 15,
1791, three-quarters of states ratified the
"Bill of Rights."
Ratifying The Bill

9. What Amendments Came Afterwards?
Amendment 11- Lawsuits against states
Amendment 12- Presidential elections
Amendment 13- Abolition of slavery
Amendment 14- Civil rights
Amendment 15- Black suffrage
Amendment 16- Income taxes
Amendment 17- Senatorial elections
Amendment 18- Prohibition of liquor
Amendment 19- Women's suffrage
Amendment 20- Terms of office
Amendment 21- Repeal of Prohibition
Amendment 22- Term Limits for the
Presidency
Amendment 23- Washington, D.C.,
suffrage
Amendment 24- Abolition of poll taxes
Amendment 25- Presidential succession
Amendment 26- 18-year-old suffrage
Amendment 27- Congressional pay raises

10. Bibliography
“Bill of Rights and Later Amendments to the United States Constitution.” Ushistory.Org,
www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm#amend01. Accessed 14 July 2023.
“Bill of Rights.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 30 June 2023,
www.britannica.com/topic/Bill-of-Rights-United-States-Constitution.
“The Bill of Rights: How Did It Happen?” National Archives and Records Administration,
www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights/how-did-it-happen#:~:text=Writing%20the%20Bill%20of%20Rights
,have%20structurally%20changed%20the%20government. Accessed 14 July 2023.
“Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.” The White House, 16 Mar. 2023,
www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/.
“Now Cherished, Bill of Rights Spent a Century in Obscurity.” United States Courts,
www.uscourts.gov/news/2019/12/12/now-cherished-bill-rights-spent-century-obscurity. Accessed 14 July 2023.