US Constitution: The Bill of Rights & Amendments

When the Constitution of the US was ratified on June 21st, 1788, the anti-Federalists, led by Patrick Henry, voiced loud and determined opposition to it, demanding a "Bill of Rights" to restrict the reach of the new Federal government, and the threat of monarchy in the Presidency. The centralization of power in the national government threatened both state sovereignty and individual rights, they argued. In the process of ratifying the Constitution several states made it clear that their approval rested upon the passage of a "Bill of Rights" to correct the deficiencies and over-reach they feared. James Madison wrote a series of 12 Amendments, 10 of which were ratified together to form what we today call the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791. The Amendment process has proceeded through history, and we presently have 27, all of which are presented here.

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