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The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten ratified amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, those added in 1791 as supporters of the constitution had promised critics during the debates of 1788. These amendments are still in force in their original form, therefor it might be said that no amendments have been adopted to the Bill of Rights. However, subsequent amendments to the US Constitution have modified or expanded upon the guarantees of the Bill of Rights, specifically the following:
- Eleventh Amendment (1795): Clarifies judicial power over foreign nationals, and limits ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law. (Full text)
- Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Abolishes slavery and authorizes Congress to enforce abolition. (Full text)
- Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Defines a set of guarantees for United States citizenship; prohibits states from abridging citizens' privileges or immunities and rights to due process and the equal protection of the law; repeals the Three-fifths compromise; prohibits repudiation of the federal debt caused by the Civil War. (Full text)
- Fifteenth Amendment (1870): Prohibits the federal government and the states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting. (Full text)
- Nineteenth Amendment (1920): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen to vote due to their sex. (Full text)
- Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964): Prohibits the federal government and the states from requiring the payment of a tax as a qualification for voting for federal officials. (Full text)
- Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971): Prohibits the federal government and the states from forbidding any citizen of age 18 or greater to vote on account of their age. (Full text)
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The amendment descriptions and links above as well as a synopsis and history of the US Constitution may be found on Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#The_Bill_of_Rights_.28Amendments_1_to_10.29
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One of the first amendments added after the bill of rights protected?
Many amendments have been added since the bill of rights and they protect many different rights and privileges.
How many amendments was originally in the Bill of Rights?
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.
How many times has the constitution been amended since the bill of rights?
17.There is 27 but 17 changes have been recorded.
How many amendments have been added to the constitution all together?
There have been twenty seven amendments added to the constitution of the United States. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
Were there any ideas that did not make it to the constitution?
As everyone knows -- or should know -- the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It might have been eleven! See the Related Link for "The Failed Amendments" to the bottom for the answer.
The bill of rights that went into effect in 1791 had how many amendments?
The Bill of Rights that went into effect in 1791 had ten amendments. Since this time there has been 17 new amendments added to the Bill of Rights. Today this document contains 27 amendments.
How many proposed constitutional amendments have been introduced in congress since 1789?
Since 1787 27 amendments have been introduced to congress. In 1791 The Bill of Rights, the 10 first amendments, was adopted. Since The Bill of Rights 17 other amendments have been adopted, which makes the total 27 amendments since 1787.
How many amendments are in the US Constitution and in the bill of rights?
Thirty-three amendments have been adopted by the United States Congress, but only 27 of those have been ratified. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are the Bill of Rights.
How many admendment has been added to the original 1787 Constitution?
27 amendments have been adopted since 1787. The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, was adopted in 1791. Since then, 17 amendments have been added.
One of the first amendments added after the bill of rights protected?
Many amendments have been added since the bill of rights and they protect many different rights and privileges.
What has been the main thrust the most of the amendments enacted after the Bill of Rights?
The main thrust of the most of the amendments enacted in the Bill of Rights have to do with personal freedoms.
How many amendments was originally in the Bill of Rights?
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.
How many amendments have been added to the bill of rights?
17
How many amendments have been added to Bill of Rights?
17
Are there 10 amendments in the Constitution true or false?
False. There were ten amendments in the original Bill of Rights. There are now 27 amendments.
What did one of the first amendments add after the bill of rights protected?
Many amendments have been added since the Bill of Rights and they protect many different rights and privileges.
Are all the bil of rights from the 16700's until now available today?
There is only one Bill of Rights and it has been unchanged since the first ten amendments to the US Constitution were adopted on December 15, 1791.
