james madison wrote the united states bill of rights.
james madison wrote the united states bill of rights.
who wrote the united states bill of rights?
james madison
the united states bill of rights is the first ten amendments to the united states constitution. proposed following the oftentimes bitter 1787–88 battle over ratification of the united states constitution, and crafted to address the objections raised by anti-federalists, the bill of rights amendments add to the constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to congress by the constitution are reserved for the states or the people. the concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those found in several earlier documents, including the virginia declaration of rights and the english bill of rights 1689, along with earlier documents such as magna carta (1215). although james madison's proposed amendments included a provision to extend the protection of some of the bill of rights to the states, the amendments that were finally submitted for ratification applied only to the federal government.
incorporation of the bill of rights
the united states bill of rights comprises the first ten amendments to the united states constitution. proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the ratification of the constitution, and written to address the objections raised by anti-federalists, the bill of rights amendments add to the constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically granted to the u.s. congress by the constitution are reserved for the states or the people. the concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those found in earlier documents, especially the virginia declaration of rights (1776), as well as the english bill of rights (1689) and the magna carta (1215).
united states bill of rights