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The Bill of Rights
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In the United States, the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known.
They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. The Bill of Rights limits the powers of the federal government of the United States, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. |
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1st Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble |
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2nd Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Right to bear arms |
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3rd Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Protection from quartering of troops. |
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4th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Protection from unreasonable search and seizure |
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5th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
freedom from self-incrimination |
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6th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
the right to a speedy and public trial |
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7th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
right to a trial by jury |
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8th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
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9th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Protection of rights |
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10th Amendment
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In the Bill of Rights:
Powers of states and people. |
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United States Constitution
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Written and adopted in 1787.
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George washington
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1st president
1789-1797 Wife: Martha Vice President: John Adams Party: Federalist |
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John Adams
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2nd president
1797-1801 Wife: Abigail Vice President: Thomas Jefferson Party: Federalist |
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Thomas Jefferson
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3rd president
1801-1809 Wife:Martha Vice President: aaron burr Party: democratic-republican |
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James Madison
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4th president
1809-1817 Wife:Dolly Vice Presidents: george cliton, elbridge gerry Party: democratic-republican |
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james monroe
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5th president
1817-1825 Wife: elizabeth Vice President: daniel d. tompkins Party: democratic-republican |
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John Quincy Adams
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6th president
1825-1829 Wife: louise Vice President: john c. calhoun Party: no party |
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Andrew Jackson
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7th president
1829-1837 Wife: rachel Vice President: john c. calhoun, martin van buren Party: democrat |
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Abraham Lincoln
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16th president
1861-1865 Wife: Mary Vice Presidents: hannibal hamlin, andrew johnson Party: republican |
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Ulysses S. Grant
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18th president
1869-1877 Wife: Julia Vice Presidents: schuyler colfax, henry wilson Party: republican |
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grover cleveland
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22nd and 24th president
1885-1889 and 1893-1897 Wife: frances Vice Presidents: thomas a. hendricks and adlai e. stevenson Party: democrat |
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theodore roosevelt
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26th president
1901-1909 Wifes: alice, edith Vice President: charles w. fairbanks Party: republican |
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william taft
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27th president
1909-1913 Wife: helen Vice President: james s. sherman Party: republican |
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woodrow wilson
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28th president
1913-1921 Wifes: ellen and edith Vice President:thomas r. marshall Party: democrat |
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franklin d roosevelt
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32nd president
1933-1945 Wife: eleanor Vice Presidents:johnn. garner, henry a. wallace, harry s. truman Party: democrat |
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harry s truman
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33rd president
1945-1953 Wife: bess Vice President: alban w. barkley Party: democrat |
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dwight d. eisenhower
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34th president
1953-1961 Wife: mamie Vice President: richard nixon Party: republican |
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john f. kennedy
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35h president
1961-1963 Wife: jacqueline Vice President: lyndon b. johnson Party: democrat |
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lyndon b. johnson
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36th president
1963-1969 Wife: claudia "lady bird" Vice President: hubert h. humphrey Party: democrat |
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richard nixon
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37th president
1969-1974 Wife: patricia Vice Presidents: spiro t. agnew and gerald ford Party: republican |
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gerald r ford
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38th president
1974-1977 Wife: elizabeth Vice President: nelson a rockefeller Party: republican |
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james e carter
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39th president
1977-1980 Wife: georgia Vice President: walter mondale Party: democrat |
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ronald w. reagan
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40th president
1981-1989 Wife: nancy Vice President: george bush Party: republican |
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george bush
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41st president
1989-1993 Wife: barbara Vice President: j. danforth quayle Party: republican |
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bill clinton
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th president
1993-2001 Wife: hillary Vice President: al gore Party:democrat |
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george w. bush
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43rd president
2001-present Wife: laura Vice President: dick cheney Party: republican |
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13th Amendment
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Abolition of slavery
Enacted December 6, 1865. |
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15th Amendment
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Racial suffrage
Enacted February 3, 1870 |
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19th Amendment
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Women's suffrage
Enacted August 18, 1920 |
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22nd Amendment
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Limits the president to two terms.
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26th Amendment
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Voting age nationally established as age 18.
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The Constitution
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The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government. The document defines the three main branches of the government: The legislative branch with a bicameral Congress, an executive branch led by the President, and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court.
The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
