the Bill of Rights
noun phrase
: the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Certain freedoms are guaranteed to all Americans by the Bill of Rights.
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Hostility to the standing army dictatorship of England’s Earl of Strafford and Oliver Cromwell after him was a major inducement to the enactment of the Bill of Rights, initially conceived as limiting federal but not state powers.
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George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
But since it was erected, it's also housed other American treasures: The U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights all spent a stint at the vaults during World War II.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Why must it be stated that the privileges of citizenship need to be protected?
Before the Civil War, states didn’t necessarily have to follow the provisions stated in the Bill of Rights; only Congress had to.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The website also comes up with a 404 error message for pages that hosted the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, biographies for former Presidents and a Spanish-language version of the site.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
But since it was erected, it's also housed other American treasures: The U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights all spent a stint at the vaults during World War II.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Why must it be stated that the privileges of citizenship need to be protected?
Before the Civil War, states didn’t necessarily have to follow the provisions stated in the Bill of Rights; only Congress had to.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The website also comes up with a 404 error message for pages that hosted the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, biographies for former Presidents and a Spanish-language version of the site.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“The Bill of Rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bill%20of%20Rights. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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