In what year were the first ten amendments added to the US Constitution and are known as the?

Answer 1

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Rights is the cornerstone of personal liberties in the United States. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, just a few years after the Constitution, but many states had ratified the original Constitution only because they had been promised that a Bill of Rights would be added as soon as possible, under the procedures set forth in the Constitution.

Summary:

The First Amendment provides for freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly.

The Second Amendment provides for the right to own and carry weapons. The Third says that military authorities cannot house soldiers in private homes without the owners' consent (a grievance that the colonists had had against the British).

The Fourth Amendment provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and requires that all warrants be based on a finding of probable cause.

The Fifth through Eighth Amendments all guarantee rights in connection with criminal proceedings. The Fifth Amendment requires a grand jury indictment before trial, prohibits double jeopardy, gives people the right to refuse to testify against themselves, requires compensation for any property seized by the government for public use, and states that no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law". The Sixth Amendment provides that in criminal cases, the accused person has the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of the accusations against him, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have the power to compel witnesses to testify, and to have the assistance of an attorney in his defense. The Seventh guarantees the right to trial by jury in civil cases, and the Eighth prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

The Ninth Amendment says that people's rights stated in the Constitution are not their only, or most important, rights.

The Tenth Amendment provides that the powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution, and not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the individual states or the people.

Answer 2

The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are known as the "Bill of Rights."

They were intended to prohibit the federal government from taking away the individual rights of its citizens, and include basic freedoms that should not be abridged.

* The name comes from an earlier Bill of Rights given to England by King and Queen William and Mary. King George III decided that Bill of Rights did not apply to the American Colonies.

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The Bill of Rights.

Answer 3

it was in the year 1791...FORSURE!!

Answer 4

Known as the Bill of Rights.

Answer 5

Bill of rights