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 ...

The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution, commonly referenced as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on Dec. 15, 1791. The first U.S. Congress approved 12 amendments to the Constitution in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taylor Seely, who has covered Phoenix and other cities with skill and passion in her years with The Republic, is now the ...

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.

Alabama voters approved four constitutional amendments Tuesday, including one intended to give public officials the authority to display the Ten Commandments ... with the Bill of Rights, you ...

The Fifth Amendment is one of the 10 articles in the Bill of Rights that was ratified in 1791. The rights guaranteed in the amendment apply to every U.S. citizen or resident and are further ...