[Article] The Bill of Rights: Annotated - JSTOR Daily
[Article] The Bill of Rights: Annotated - JSTOR Daily
daily.jstor.org The Bill of Rights: Annotated - JSTOR Daily
Proposed as a compromise to ensure the ratification of the new US Constitution, the Bill of Rights has become a critical protector of civil liberties.
The origin of the Bill of Rights was less a principled and honorable declaration of the founders’ commitment to fundamental liberties and more a compromise to get the states to ratify the new Constitution of the United States.
Of special interest to Americans, of course.