Bill of Rights

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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.

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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

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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 I inspiredBy Bill of Rights
subject surface form: Article I of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Palko v. Connecticut keyword Bill of Rights
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution partOf Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Third 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
Federal Farmer (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) relatedDocument Bill of Rights
subject surface form: Federal Farmer
Montpelier, Virginia associatedWith Bill of Rights
Virginia Constitution of 1776 influenced Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Constitution of Virginia influenced Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Constitution of Virginia contains Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights section
Declaration of Rights influencedBy Bill of Rights
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Maryland)
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
American democracy hasLegalFoundation Bill of Rights
Constitution of Tennessee contains Bill of Rights
Declaration of Rights influencedBy Bill of Rights
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (North Carolina Constitution)
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Canadian Bill of Rights influencedBy Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Constitution of Uganda contains Bill of Rights
Arizona Constitution contains Bill of Rights
Constitution of Kenya containsPart Bill of Rights
Article I Bill of Rights isInspiredBy Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Constitution of Ghana contains Bill of Rights
Charters of Freedom consistsOf Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
grand central rotunda houses Bill of Rights
subject surface form: Grand Central Rotunda
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Florida Declaration of Rights influencedBy Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
reexamination clause partOf Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Rights in America mainSubject Bill of Rights
Constitution of Fiji contains Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: bill of rights
US foundingDocument Bill of Rights
subject surface form: United States
US foundingDocument Bill of Rights
subject surface form: United States
Brutus I relatedTo Bill of Rights
Brutus XXI relatedTo Bill of Rights
this entity surface form: United States Bill of Rights
Freedom's Law focusesOn Bill of Rights