Ninth Amendment [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)] (see explanation) Tenth Amendment [Rights Reserved to States or People (1791)] (see explanation)

The Bill of Rights is a founding documents written by James Madison. It makes up the first ten amendments to the Constitution including freedom of speech and due process.

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

Jan 1, 2018 · 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.

Apr 27, 2023 · The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

Feb 21, 2025 · Bill of Rights, in the United States, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were adopted as a single unit on December 15, 1791, and which constitute a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and of limitations on federal and state governments.

3 days ago · The Bill of Rights. The document on permanent display in the Rotunda is the enrolled original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.

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.

Oct 27, 2009 · The Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution protecting the rights of U.S. citizens—were ratified on December 15, 1791.

The origins of the Second Amendment can be traced back to two sources. The first is the English Bill of Rights of 1689, which includes a provision stating “That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law.”