What is the Bill of Rights?
Q: What is the Bill of Rights?
A: The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which limit the power of the federal government and guarantee citizens of the United States certain rights.
Q: Who wrote these amendments?
A: The amendments were written in 1789 by James Madison.
Q: How many amendments were originally included in the Bill of Rights?
A: Originally, there were 12 different amendments included in the Bill of Rights.
Q: What does 1st Amendment say about religion?
A: The 1st Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. This means that the government cannot make any religion an official religion and it also cannot stop people from practicing any religion.
Q: What does 3rd Amendment say about soldiers?
A: The 3rd Amendment states that No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house he consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. This means that people cannot be forced to keep soldiers in their houses.
Q: What does 5th Amendment say about double jeopardy?
A: The 5th Amendment states that nor shall any person be subject for same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; meaning that if somebody is accused of committing a crime and goes to a trial and is found not guilty they cannot be forced to have a second trial.
Q: What does 10th amendment state regarding powers not delegated to US by Constitution?
A: The 10th amendment states that powers not delegated to United States by Constitution, nor prohibited by it to States are reserved to States respectively or people; meaning that people can have other rights even if Constitution does not specifically talk about them.
