Bill of Rights

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constitutional document legal instrument set of amendments

The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.

Aliases (6)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document → legal instrument → set of amendments →
alsoKnownAs	Bill of Rights → surface form: "First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution"
appliesToJurisdiction	U.S. states (through incorporation via Fourteenth Amendment) → United States government → surface form: "federal government of the United States"
containsAmendment	Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution → First Amendment to the United States Constitution → Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Second Amendment to the United States Constitution → Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution → U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment → surface form: "Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution" Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
dateRatified	1791-12-15 →
draftingPeriod	1789-1791 →
field	constitutional law →
guaranteesRight	freedom from cruel and unusual punishments → freedom from excessive bail → freedom from excessive fines → freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures → freedom of religion → freedom of speech → freedom of the press → protection of unenumerated rights retained by the people → reservation of powers to the states or the people → right against double jeopardy → right against self-incrimination → right to a speedy and public trial → right to an impartial jury → right to assistance of counsel → right to be informed of criminal charges → right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses → right to confront witnesses → right to due process of law → right to keep and bear arms → right to peaceably assemble → right to petition the government →
hasEffectOn	civil liberties in the United States → criminal procedure in the United States → freedom of expression jurisprudence in the United States →
influencedBy	English Bill of Rights → surface form: "English Bill of Rights of 1689" Magna Carta → Virginia Declaration of Rights →
introducedInLegislatureBy	James Madison →
language	English →
legalStatus	in force →
numberOfAmendments	10 →
partOf	United States Constitution →
primaryPurpose	limit powers of the federal government → protect individual liberties from government power →
proposedBy	United States Congress →

Referenced by (60)

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U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment → adoptedAsPartOf → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution"

Richard Henry Lee → advocatedFor → Bill of Rights →

Bill of Rights → alsoKnownAs → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution"

Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia → associatedWith → Bill of Rights →

Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution → category → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Act of Congress → constrainedBy → Bill of Rights →

Constitution of the Philippines → contains → Bill of Rights →

New York State Constitution → contains → Bill of Rights →

First United States Congress → enacted → Bill of Rights →

United States Constitution → firstTenAmendmentsCalled → Bill of Rights →

Article VII → followedBy → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Article VII of the United States Constitution"

Establishment Clause → foundInDocument → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Free Exercise Clause → foundInDocument → Bill of Rights →

United States politics → hasAmendment → Bill of Rights →

United States Constitution → hasPart → Bill of Rights →

National Archives and Records Administration → holds → Bill of Rights →

Archives I → houses → Bill of Rights →

National Archives Building → houses → Bill of Rights →

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution → includedIn → Bill of Rights →

United States constitutional history → includesTopic → Bill of Rights →

American Enlightenment → influenced → Bill of Rights →

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Declaration of Rights → influenced → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)"

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

English Bill of Rights → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

George Mason → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

John Locke → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "Bill of Rights (United States)"

Magna Carta → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Massachusetts Body of Liberties → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Petition of Right 1628 → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Virginia Declaration of Rights → influenced → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Declaration of Rights → influencedBy → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution)"

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Article I → inspiredBy → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Article I of the Florida Constitution"

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Article I → inspiredBy → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Article I of the Texas Constitution"

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Article II – Bill of Rights → inspiredBy → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution → isPartOfSeries → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "first ten amendments to the United States Constitution"

Palko v. Connecticut → keyword → Bill of Rights →

Assembly Clause → locatedInDocument → Bill of Rights →

Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution → locationInDocument → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "Article: Amendments, Section: Bill of Rights"

James Madison → notableWork → Bill of Rights →

Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment → partOf → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution"

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

Third Amendment to the United States Constitution → partOf → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Forty-Two Articles → predecessor → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "Ten Articles"

U.S. citizens → protectedBy → Bill of Rights →

First United States Congress → ratified → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Federal Farmer (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) → relatedDocument → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "Federal Farmer"

American Declaration of Independence → relatedDocument → Bill of Rights →

subject surface form: "United States Declaration of Independence"

Due Process Clause → relatedTo → Bill of Rights →

Subcommittee on the Constitution → relatedTo → Bill of Rights →

The Federalist Papers → relatedTo → Bill of Rights →

this entity surface form: "United States Bill of Rights"

Incorporation doctrine → relatesTo → Bill of Rights →

Democratic-Republican Party → supportedDocument → Bill of Rights →

Federal Hall National Memorial → topic → Bill of Rights →