ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights talks about individual rights. Over the years, more amendments were added. Now, the Constitution has 27 amendments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ten of these amendments became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1791 after securing the approval of the required three-fourths of the states. The Bill of Rights resolved one of the most glaring deficiencies of the new Constitution-preventing the government’s abuse of individual liberties.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bill of Rights represents the American ideology of freedom, personal liberty, minimum interference on part of the Government and rule of law. The Bill of Rights was adopted as a single unit in 1791. It precisely sets forth the relationship between an American citizen and the government in power.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amendment I. Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly. Amendment II. Right to bear arms. Amendment III. Quartering of soldiers. Amendment IV. Search and arrest. Amendment V. Rights in criminal cases. Amendment VI. Right to a fair trial. Amendment VII. Rights in civil cases. Amendment VIII. Bail, fines, punishment. More items