the Bill of Rights
noun phrase
: the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Certain freedoms are guaranteed to all Americans by the Bill of Rights.
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The 14th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1868, following the Civil War, and granted citizenship and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Throughout grade school, college, and law school, I was taught that the Constitution lays out the structure and powers of each branch of government, and importantly, the limits of those powers—and the Bill of Rights describes our rights against the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Efforts to weaken the concept will lead to an erosion in the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
While drafting the Bill of Rights two decades prior, James Madison and his congressional colleagues could not agree on the exact language for the First Amendment, which guarantees the rights to free speech and a free press.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Throughout grade school, college, and law school, I was taught that the Constitution lays out the structure and powers of each branch of government, and importantly, the limits of those powers—and the Bill of Rights describes our rights against the government.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Efforts to weaken the concept will lead to an erosion in the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
While drafting the Bill of Rights two decades prior, James Madison and his congressional colleagues could not agree on the exact language for the First Amendment, which guarantees the rights to free speech and a free press.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Bill of Rights
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“The Bill of Rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bill%20of%20Rights. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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