Question

What do you mean by bill of rights?​

Answer 1

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The bill of rights serves to protect citizens from excess government power. What is the Purpose of The Bill of Rights? It achieves this by ensuring there is separation of powers between different government branches, the judicial, executive, and the legislative.

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Answer 2

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In general

A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights or a charter of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country.

Bill of Rights in US;

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Bill of Rights

First Amendment: [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)

Second Amendment:[Right to Bear Arms (1791)]

Third Amendment:[Quartering of Troops (1791)]

Fourth Amendment: [Search and Seizure (1791)]

Fifth Amendment:[Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)]

Sixth Amendment:[Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)]

Seventh Amendment: [Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)]

Eighth Amendment: [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)]

Ninth Amendment:[Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)]

Tenth Amendment: [Rights Reserved to States or People (1791)]