The Bill of Rights, containing the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, were ratified on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791 — enumerating rights and protections cherished by Americans.
"A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference," Jefferson wrote.
The 10 amendments form the foundation of cherished American freedoms, many of them the first of their kind enumerated in world history — some still unique among global governance.The Bill of Rights"spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual — like freedom of speech, press and religion," notes the National Archives.
"It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States. And it specifies that ‘the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.’" But only amendments 3 through 12 were ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures.
"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," it declares.
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