Twelve. The ten we're all familiar with, plus one about redistricting that wouldn't have been workable, plus one about government pay raises.
That one, about pay raises for members of Congress, was originally the 2nd article in the Bill of Rights, but was not ratified. But back then, the Founders didn't bother to put in a time limit.....
The 27th Amendment, proposed in 1789, was finally ratified and became law in 1992.
The original draft of the Bill of Rights had 17 Amendments, 10 of which would eventually be ratified. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.
The bill of rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.1791
The Bill Of Rights was written in 1789, by James Madison.AnswerThe Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced as a series of amendments, in the first Congress, by James Madison, in 1789. Ten of the amendments were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791.The official U.S. Bill of Rights web site below, includes complete original text, amendments, and beautiful photos.The Bill of Rights was wrote in 1787
The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten ratified Constitutional Amendments.
Five states ratified conditionally, with amendments. James Madison rewrote those amendments into the Bill Of Rights.
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The Bill of Rights.
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the significance of the Bill of Rights is that the TEN amendments were ratified and became law
The original draft of the Bill of Rights had 17 Amendments, 10 of which would eventually be ratified. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.
Five states ratified conditionally, with amendments. James Madison rewrote those amendments into the Bill of Rights.
The bill of rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.1791
The first 10 amendments (known as the Bill of Rights) were introduced in 1789 and were approved in 1791.
The Constitution itself was ratified in 1787. The Bill of Rights, the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution, was added to the Constitution in 1789.
the significance of the Bill of Rights is that the TEN amendments were ratified and became law
The first ten amendments to the constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. These amendments were ratified on December 15, 1791.