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United States Bill of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, proposed by Congress in 1789 and ratified in 1791. Drafted largely by James Madison to answer Anti-Federalist fears of a strong central government, it guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press and assembly, the right to bear arms and the rights of the accused, such as trial by jury.
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