For example, an individual who holds a deed for a particular section of land has a legal right to possess that land, but may not be able to build a shooting range on it because of the danger it would pose.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution) was adopted, having been ratified by three-fourths of the states.
1 1919: The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which gives women the right to vote, is adopted by a joint resolution in Congress. 2  August 26, 1920: After Tennessee becomes the thirty-sixth state to ratify the 19th Amendment, the Amendment is officially adopted and women are given the right to vote. 1918: The House of Representatives passes a resolution for a woman suffrage amendment. 2  The resolution is defeated in the Senate. 3  1919: The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which gives women the right to vote, is adopted by a joint resolution in Congress.