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Although the Founders had extensive experience with bills of rights in the various states, at the Constitutional Convention there was little support for, or even discussion of, placing a statement resembling a bill of rights in the Constitution. When two of the Convention's most influential delegates, Elbridge Gerry and George Mason, proposed adding a bill of rights to the Constitution, their proposal was rejected by a unanimous vote of the states after receiving very little discussion.

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Although the Founders had extensive experience with bills of rights in the various states, at the Constitutional Convention there was little support for, or even discussion of, placing a statement resembling a bill of rights in the Constitution. When two of the Convention's most influential delegates, Elbridge Gerry and George Mason, proposed adding a bill of rights to the Constitution, their proposal was rejected by a unanimous vote of the states after receiving very little discussion.

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http://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/report/securing-liberty-the-purpose-and-importance-the-bill-rights

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 In 1787 there was much criticism of the work of the Constitutional Framers for not adopting a Bill of Rights at the convention in Philadelphia. When reluctantly in the first Congress in 1789 the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were drafted, the effort sparked far less interest than the 1787 deliberations. Now, in the years since then we know that the Bill of Rights is more in the minds of people not only in this country but all over the world, than the Constitution itself

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 In 1787 there was much criticism of the work of the Constitutional Framers for not adopting a Bill of Rights at the convention in Philadelphia. When reluctantly in the first Congress in 1789 the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were drafted, the effort sparked far less interest than the 1787 deliberations. Now, in the years since then we know that the Bill of Rights is more in the minds of people not only in this country but all over the world, than the Constitution itself

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution.

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

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 The delegates who met in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 did not spend much time debating whether to include a bill of rights in the new Constitution

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 The delegates who met in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 did not spend much time debating whether to include a bill of rights in the new Constitution

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http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3235344.pdf

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Their major objection to the new Constitution was its lack of a bill of rights. "Bills of rights" list the specific freedoms that governments cannot threaten or take away. When the Constitution was being written, many state constitutions already had bills of rights. For that reason, the authors of the Constitution did not feel it was necessary to have another one. The antifederalists believed that without a list of personal freedoms, the new national government might abuse its powers. They worried that it would destroy the liberties won in the Revolution.

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Their major objection to the new Constitution was its lack of a bill of rights. "Bills of rights" list the specific freedoms that governments cannot threaten or take away. When the Constitution was being written, many state constitutions already had bills of rights. For that reason, the authors of the Constitution did not feel it was necessary to have another one. The antifederalists believed that without a list of personal freedoms, the new national government might abuse its powers. They worried that it would destroy the liberties won in the Revolution.

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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/explaining-bill-rights/

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. 

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. 

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https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=13

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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights guarantees certain freedoms to individuals, states, and communities. It was written by Rep. James Madison
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/dec15/bill-rights-day/

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Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787Five days before the Constitutional Convention ended, George Mason of Virginia proposed adding a bill of rights. But after a short debate, the state delegations voted down the motion, 0-10. That became a problem during the ratification process.

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Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787Five days before the Constitutional Convention ended, George Mason of Virginia proposed adding a bill of rights. But after a short debate, the state delegations voted down the motion, 0-10. That became a problem during the ratification process.

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https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/gQQ0JQgv

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The Bill of Rights derives from the Magna Carta (1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689), the colonial struggle against king and Parliament, and a gradually broadening concept of equality among the American people. Virginia’s 1776 Declaration of Rights, drafted chiefly by George Mason, was a notable forerunner. Besides being axioms of government, the guarantees in the Bill of Rights have binding legal force. Acts of Congress in conflict with them may be voided by the U.S. Supreme Court when the question of the constitutionality of such acts arises in litigation (see judicial review).

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The Bill of Rights derives from the Magna Carta (1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689), the colonial struggle against king and Parliament, and a gradually broadening concept of equality among the American people. Virginia’s 1776 Declaration of Rights, drafted chiefly by George Mason, was a notable forerunner. Besides being axioms of government, the guarantees in the Bill of Rights have binding legal force. Acts of Congress in conflict with them may be voided by the U.S. Supreme Court when the question of the constitutionality of such acts arises in litigation (see judicial review).

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bill-of-Rights-United-States-Constitution

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Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

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Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

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https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum. Ten of the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on December 15, 1791.

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum. Ten of the proposed 12 amendments were ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures on December 15, 1791.

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https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

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In the ratification debate, Anti-Federalists opposed to the Constitution, complained that the new system threatened liberties, and suggested that if the delegates had truly cared about protecting individual rights, they would have included provisions that accomplished that.  With ratification in serious doubt, Federalists announced a willingness to take up the matter of  a series of amendments, to be called the Bill of Rights, soon after ratification and the First Congress  comes into session.  The concession was  undoubtedly  necessary to secure the Constitution's hard-fought ratification.  Thomas Jefferson, who did not attend the Constitutional Convention, in a December 1787 letter to Madison called the omission of a Bill of Rights a major mistake: "A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth."
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/billofrightsintro.html

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Bill of Rights, in the United States, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were adopted as a single unit on December 15, 1791, and which constitute a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and of limitations on federal and state governments.

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Bill of Rights, in the United States, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were adopted as a single unit on December 15, 1791, and which constitute a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and of limitations on federal and state governments.

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bill-of-Rights-United-States-Constitution

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum.

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum.

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https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

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When James Madison spoke to the First Congress he proposed a series of nearly 20 amendments as a Bill of Rights, and not the 10 we all know about. So what did Congress delete from the final list that was ratified by the states?

There were some very significant deletions as his proposed list went through the House and Senate, and Madison himself took part in the decisions to edit out some of his own ideas.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/five-items-congress-deleted-from-madisons-original-bill-of-rights

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The House approved 17 amendments. Of these 17, the Senate approved 12. Those 12 were sent to the states for approval in August of 1789. Of those 12, 10 were quickly approved (or, ratified). Virginia’s legislature became the last to ratify the amendments on December 15, 1791.

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The House approved 17 amendments. Of these 17, the Senate approved 12. Those 12 were sent to the states for approval in August of 1789. Of those 12, 10 were quickly approved (or, ratified). Virginia’s legislature became the last to ratify the amendments on December 15, 1791.

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http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason, strongly influenced Madison.

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason, strongly influenced Madison.

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http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/

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On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The 1789 Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the amendments is on display in the Rotunda in the National Archives Museum.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. 

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. 

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http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/

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After the American Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Founding Fathers turned to the composition of the states’ and then the federal Constitution. Although a Bill of Rights to protect the citizens was not initially deemed important, the Constitution’s supporters realized it was crucial to achieving ratification. Thanks largely to the efforts of James Madison, the Bill of Rights officially became part of the Constitution in December 1791.
http://www.history.com/topics/bill-of-rights

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The history of the bail controversy in England is crucial to understandingwhy the ambiguity exists. 4 The Statute of Westminsterthe First of 1275 5 set forth a detailed enumeration of thoseoffenses which were bailable and those which were not, and, 

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The history of the bail controversy in England is crucial to understandingwhy the ambiguity exists. 4 The Statute of Westminsterthe First of 1275 5 set forth a detailed enumeration of thoseoffenses which were bailable and those which were not, and, 

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A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

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A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

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https://nccs.net/online-resources/us-constitution/amendments-to-the-us-constitution/the-bill-of-rights-amendments-1-10/amendment-2-the-right-to-bear-arms

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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.[1] Proposed following the oftentimes bitter 1787–88 battle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and cra

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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.[1] Proposed following the oftentimes bitter 1787–88 battle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and cra

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights