On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Virginia was the tenth of fourteen states to ratify the ...

Solely through pictures, this book tells the story of a lost ... gives specific references to contemporary challenges against these 10 amendments. Quiri, Patricia Ryon. The Bill of Rights. 1998. 48p.

The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution includes the first ten amendments, which set aside a list of rights which the federal government cannot infringe upon. It consists of a preamble ...

The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...

Note: The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the ...