The Bill of Rights
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The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the
Bill of Rights.
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The Bill of Rights was proposed by opponents of the Constitution
as it was written. These leaders felt it could lead to tyranny by the central
government.
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James Madison led Congress to adopt these 10 amendments to
guarantee the individual rights of the citizens of the United States.
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On September 25,1789, the first Congress of the United States
proposed 12 amendments.
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By December 15, 1791, Articles 3 to 12 were ratified by three-fourths
of the state legislatures and contained the basic freedoms that Americans
enjoy as a people.
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There are 27 Amendments all together.
Did you know...?
Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and Thomas Jefferson
were Anti-Federalists and didn't like the way the Constitution was written.
Bibliography
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