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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

So what’s in the Bill of Rights? For starters, it’s not long — all together, the ten amendments are only 462 words and could be tweeted out in ten tweets. Those 462 words pack a punch ...

It falls every year on December 15, commemorating the ratification of the first 10 amendments to our Constitution, which occurred on that day in 1791. Bill of Rights Day is a day for rising above ...

On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Virginia was the tenth of fourteen states to ratify the ...

Our first Congress drafted one in 1789. Ten of those amendments were then ratified. Thus our Bill of Rights, which became effective on December 15, 1791, during our second Congress. Today ...

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.

This amendment was included as one of the Bill of Rights when submitted to Congress in 1789. Unlike the first 10 amendments, the amendment was not ratified together with the 10 Bill of Rights.