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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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 For history buffs, travelers can see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives Museum. —

Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025 Freedom from fear, especially for political actors, is what habeas corpus and the Bill of Rights are all about and must be preserved. —

George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Bill of Rights

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