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 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.

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 ...

Alex Wong/Getty Images Dec. 15 is officially celebrated as the Bill of Rights Day. It is observed every year to commemorate the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the constitution that ...

Yost, who rejected backers’ initial summary of their “Ohio Voters Bill of Rights” amendment ... which will be considered for print publication. * Email general questions about our editorial ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Bill of Rights celebrates its birthday today. On December 15, 1791 ...