The Bill of Rights: Know Your Rights:
Americans enjoy a wide range of rights, from the freedom to practice religions of their choosing to the right to a trial by jury. Many of the rights and freedoms that we associate with being American are protected by the Bill of Rights, AKA first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.
Understanding the Bill of Rights:
* The Bill of Rights is part of the U.S. Constitution. Although the Constitution was signed in 1787, the Bill of Rights was not introduced until 1789 and was ratified in 1791. Three-fourths of the states had to approve the Bill of Rights for ratification.
*The Bill of Rights consists of ten amendments, each of which protects specific rights and freedoms that Americans enjoy.
*The Tenth Amendment establishes that the states have the power to establish additional rights for their residents.
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