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 United States Bill of Rights


In this post, I would like to describe the origin, content and significance of the United States' Bill of Rights.

The United States Bill of Rights is the name for a package of 10 constitutional amendments adopted by Congress on September 29, 1789.The original version of the constitution was widely criticized for not having fully guaranteed civil rights. The addition of the Bill of Rights to the constitution was a condition under which some states ratified it.
The first amendment to the constitution gave citizens freedom of religion, speech and the right to peaceful assembly.

The Second Amendment guaranteed the inviolability of the right to own and bear arms.

The third and fourth amendments were intended to protect the private property of citizens against unjustified violations by the military and the police.

Amendments 5 to 8 guaranteed Americans extensive rights in the courts, including the right to refuse to testify and the prohibition of imposing excessive and sophisticated penalties. The seventh amendment also guaranteed citizens the right to a trial with a jury board.

Amendments 9 and 10 ensured that failure to mention any rights in the constitution did not mean their removal - it defined the existence and scope of unconstitutional rights.

The original proposal contained 12 amendments, but two were rejected, one of them, an amendment limiting changes in the salaries of members of congress, was not ratified until 1992 as the last 27th amendment. The Bill of Rights finally came into force after it was ratified by the eleventh state - Virginia on December 15, 1791.

The US Bill of Rights was a very important document because it guaranteed basic civil liberties. However, it did not include fundamental equality before the law, which was due to the still existing slavery abolished in the 13th Amendment. The Bill of Rights expresses the ideals that underpin the American dream.


Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bill-of-Rights-United-States-Constitution

https://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm

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