Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Julio Cortez/AP/Shutterstock (11767779c) Baltimore police cruiser is seen parked, in Baltimore. A package of police reforms in Maryland this year prompted by the death ...

Concerned about Democratic efforts to modify the Parents’ Bill of Rights passed less than a year ago in Olympia, the conservative millionaire behind Initiative 2081 announced a new effort ...

Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in ...