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The Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791.

24 sections · National Archives

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Sections

The ten amendments as ratified

Amend. IAmendment I
Amend. IIAmendment II
Amend. IIIAmendment III
Amend. IVAmendment IV
Amend. VAmendment V
Amend. VIAmendment VI
Amend. VIIAmendment VII
Amend. VIIIAmendment VIII
Amend. IXAmendment IX
Amend. XAmendment X

The 1789 Joint Resolution proposing twelve

ResolutionJoint Resolution of Congress, 1789
Art. 1Article the first
Art. 2Article the second
Art. 3Article the third
Art. 4Article the fourth
Art. 5Article the fifth
Art. 6Article the sixth
Art. 7Article the seventh
Art. 8Article the eighth
Art. 9Article the ninth
Art. 10Article the tenth
Art. 11Article the eleventh
Art. 12Article the twelfth
AttestAttestation

The following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights." The capitalization and punctuation in this version is from the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects the original.

Text from National Archives, retrieved September 14, 2026.