The Bill of Rights

October 27, 20261 min readBy PinGallery

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791.

It protects core freedoms such as speech, religion, the press and assembly, the right to keep and bear arms, and rights for people accused of crimes.

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December 15 is Bill of Rights Day, marking the date of ratification in 1791.

The Bill of Rights was written to limit the power of the federal government and protect individual liberty.

Adopted on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence announced that the American colonies were free from British…

The First Amendment protects the free exercise of religion and prevents the government from establishing an official religion.

The Second Amendment, ratified in 1791, protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

The First Amendment protects the right of people to gather peacefully and to petition the government.