U.S. Bill of Rights

Right to bear arms

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​The 2nd amendment

Objectives

Describe the circumstances and debate that led to the Bill of Rights.

Predict what might happen if key rights were missing from the Constitution.

• The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the Constitution and includes specific guarantees such as free speech, free press, and religion

• The proposed Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification and was approved in 1791.

• Some states ratified the Constitution. To ratify means to approve.

• Some states had problems with it and wanted changes made. Because of this, Amendments were made. An amendment is something that has been added.

• The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.