What began as a mere afterthought to the Constitution ended up saving the Constitution from its Anti-Federalist critics, and today looms larger in the American mind than the Constitution itself.
This page includes an essay on the history of the Bill of Rights, a listing of the rights (included rejected rights), questions for discussion, images, and other materials on the Bill of Rights.
Find out more about the history of Bill of Rights, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791) Download a PDF of the Bill of Rights The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.
What began as a mere afterthought to the Constitution ended up saving the Constitution from its Anti-Federalist critics, and today looms larger in the American mind than the Constitution itself.
This page includes an essay on the history of the Bill of Rights, a listing of the rights (included rejected rights), questions for discussion, images, and other materials on the Bill of Rights.
Find out more about the history of Bill of Rights, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791) Download a PDF of the Bill of Rights The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.
