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1. www.archives.gov › founding-docs › bill-of-rightsThe Bill of Rights: A Transcription | National Archives

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   Apr 21, 2023 · See the original text of the 12 amendments proposed by Congress in 1789 and the 10 ratified as the Bill of Rights in 1791. The Bill of Rights protects the rights of the people and limits the powers of the federal government.

2. www.owleyes.org › text › the-bill-of-rightsThe Bill of Rights Full Text - The Ten Original Amendments to ...

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   • 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.

3. www.law.cornell.edu › constitution › billofrightsBill of Rights | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal ...

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   • [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] (see explanation)
   • [Right to Bear Arms (1791)] (see explanation)
   • [Quartering of Troops (1791)] (see explanation)
   • [Search and Seizure (1791)] (see explanation)

4. www.billofrightsinstitute.org › bill-of-rightsBill of Rights: The 1st Ten Amendments

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   • 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.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_Bill_of_RightsUnited States Bill of Rights - Wikipedia

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   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.

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   What is the United States Bill of Rights?

   • The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

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   Why did James Madison write the bill of Rights?

   • 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. For example, the Founders saw the ability to speak and worship freely as a natural right protected by the First Amendment.

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   When was the bill of Rights ratified?

   • These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights."

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   What was the purpose of a bill of Rights?

   • Barnette, 319 U.S. 624, Majority Opinion, item 3 (US 1943) (""The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts.

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