The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. These revisions ensure fundamental rights and common freedoms, such as the right to free speech and the right to bear arms, as well as reserving rights to the people and the states.
James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. ... Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty.
Explanation:
It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government.
