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Background. Proposal and ratification. Application and text. Display and honoring of the Bill of Rights. See also. Notes. References. Further reading. External links. United States Bill of Rights. The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- Amendment I
- Amendment II
- Amendment III
- Amendment IV
- Amendment V
- Amendment Vi
- Amendment VII
- Amendment VIII
- Amendment IX
- Amendment X
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.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life ...
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses agai...
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Amendments 11-27 Note: The capitalization and punctuation in this version is from the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on perman...
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Constitutionof the United States. The Seventeenth Amendment ( Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures.
Dec 20, 2023 · Drafted 8 June – 25 September 1789; Signed 28 September 1789; Articles three through twelve ratified 15 December 1791; Article two ratified 5 May 1992 as the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the United States, the Bill of Rights is the term for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Sep 20, 2022 · Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing 12 amendments to the Constitution – 10 of which became the Bill of Rights – that is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.
Sep 26, 2016 · Enlarge PDF Link Download Link Bill of Rights Engrossed Bill of Rights, September 25, 1789; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. 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 ...
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.
