The word "purposes" is extremely vague. I can let someone answer this at a later time to oversimplify the answer. The best answers to this are as follows.
(1) To get the Constitution itself ratified. You may realize that all ten articles of the Bill of Rights are known as Amendments. This is because they were not a part of the original document. The best way to understand their existence is to understand that at the time of ratification there was a divisive split between what are generally referred to as Federalists (those in favor and authors of the Constitution) and the Anti-Federalists. In order to rally enough support to ratify the Constitution, the Federalists (largely seen through James Madison) had to promise these to the Anti-Federalists.
(2) To enumerate the rights of citizens of the United States that could not be infringed upon, without acceptable exceptions, by the Federal government (ultimately these limitations were incorporated into limitations upon the States as well by the 14th Amendment)
(3) The best answer is because James Madison needed to keep his promise to his constituents.
freedom of speech religion press assembly petition
Five states ratified conditionally, with amendments. James Madison rewrote those amendments into the Bill of Rights.
the reason we have the bill of rights is to know that we have rights and those rights have to be protected by the government so we can have things like freedom of speech.Answer:Actually, the purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of the people from the government. If you read it, you will notice that the first five amendments specify things the government may not do to deprive people of their natural rights as free people.
Bill or rights guarantees.
The English Bill of Rights
Besides the basic question about what the Bill of Rights is, applicants for citizenship should know the five basic protections afforded by the First Amendment (religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition).
Five states ratified conditionally, with amendments. James Madison rewrote those amendments into the Bill Of Rights.
The Bill of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a model for the Bill of Rights.
English Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
the there two different bill of rights