American Bill of Rights

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:amends Fourteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_Day
Constitution Day
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Fifth_Amendment
gptkb:Second_Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Third Amendment
gptkbp:controversy Federalist Papers
Constitutional Convention
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:First_Congress_of_the_United_States
December 15, 1791
gptkbp:enforces Federal courts
State courts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance inspiration for other countries' constitutions
foundation_of_American_civil_liberties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Bill of Rights
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:English_Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:influences civil rights movements
constitutional law
human rights discussions
legal precedents
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:promotes checks and balances
individual rights
limited government
separation of powers
gptkbp:protectedArea freedom of religion
freedom of speech
right to a fair trial
right to bear arms
right to due process
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
protection against cruel and unusual punishment
powers reserved to the states
rights retained by the people
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:subject legislative changes
constitutional amendments
judicial interpretation
gptkbp:training civics education
American_history_classes