Founding Document of the Week: Bill of Rights – First 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
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Amendments Proposed September 25th 1789 and Ratified December 15th 1791
“The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.”
The preamble to the Bill of Rights serves one essential purpose: to affirm that the earlier ratifying of our Constitution was predicated on the passing of several clauses that would declare individual rights and limit the powers, and abuse, of the government. Before reading each of the following amendments, the above paragraph should be included in context.
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Amendments Proposed September 25th 1789 and Ratified December 15th 1791
“The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.”
The preamble to the Bill of Rights serves one essential purpose: to affirm that the earlier ratifying of our Constitution was predicated on the passing of several clauses that would declare individual rights and limit the powers, and abuse, of the government. Before reading each of the following amendments, the above paragraph should be included in context.
