Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

Two hundred and thirty years ago today, on November 20, 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the proposed amendments to the Constitution that we now know as the Bill of Rights.

It has been 233 years since the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The aim is to give freedom and justice to all Americans, marking a turning point for the country. The amendments were introduced ...

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791. Their passage ...

The first 10 amendments are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights, and the remaining 17 deal with everything from who can vote, to whether or not senators can give themselves a raise.

What is important about this amendment is that it supported the Founders' view - also expressed elsewhere in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights - that American civilians needed to be ...

On Twitter, I modified the question, asking what "Bill-of-Rights-style amendment" folks would want to add to the Constitution. Here are some of the responses: @conor64 Outlaw the standing army ...

Does the right to bear arms come second in the Bill of Rights because the founding fathers thought it was the second most important amendment? No. The Bill of Rights has an order, but it has ...