Directory of Bill of Rights Resources

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The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. They guarantee essential rights and liberties not given in the Constitition.

Subcategories

• 10th Amendment
• 1st Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 5th Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 7th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 9th Amendment

Resources in This Category

• Bill of Rights

  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html
  From the National Archives. Includes high resolution images of the originals available for download. Also found are transcripts.

• Bill of Rights in the United States of America

  http://magnacartaplus.org/usa-rights/
  The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, adopted as a single unit on Dec. 15, 1791.

• George Washington and the Bill of Rights

  http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mgw2&fileName=gwpage015.db&recNum=82
  Letter from George Washington discussing the need for a Bill of Rights to Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, April 28, 1788. Includes image of the letter along with a transcription.

• Library of Congress: Bill of Rights

  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html
  Links to articles and exhibits in the Library regarding the Bill of Rights.

• University of Chicago: Bill of Rights

  http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/bill_of_rights.html
  Shown are documents from the original states that addressed citizen rights.

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