December 15, 1791

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. Among the rights protected are freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search. In 1941, in celebration of the anniversary of the 1791 ratification of the Bill of Rights, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed December 15 Bill of Rights Day.

Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit whose goal is to “educate young people about the words and ideas of America’s Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles affect and shape a free society.” Click on Instructional Material/ Free Resources to access high-school lesson plans, links to Bill of Rights news items, and related Supreme Court decisions.

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