The Bill Of Rights
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The Bill of Rights Just the Basics
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Transcript of The Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights
Just the Basics
What???
• The First Ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What’s an amendment
again?
When???
• Ratified in 1791, three years after the Constitution went into effect.
Who??
• Written primarily by James Madison
So what???
• The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties Why a
courtroom?