Federalists resisted demands to make ratification contingent on amendments suggested by state conventions. But they agreed to add a bill of rights – after the Constitution was ratified and took effect ...

The Ratification of The Bill of Rights. On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Con ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Freedom of speech. It’s the first guarantee in the United States Bill of Rights. Yet, in the week following the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA ...

A rumor that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson called to repeal the First Amendment from the Constitution is circulating online. Johnson allegedly made the call to do away with the amendment, which ...