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ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.
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The United States Bill of Rights contains the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were ratified by the required number of states on December 15th, 1791. This ratification was a major feat. Up until the present day, there have been 17 further Amendments to the US Constitution. The first one was ratified in 1992.
PDF: Bill of Rights. 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.
Find more resources at civiced.org Page 1 Amendments to the United States Constitution Amendment I Passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
the 27th Amendment was ratified, the term “Bill of Rights” in modern U.S. usage means only the ten amendments ratified in 1791. The United States Bill of Rights plays a central role in American law and government, and remains a fundamental symbol of the freedoms and culture of the nation.
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 more at America's Founding Documents... PDF files require the free Adobe Reader.