Bill of Rights
E10538
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill of Rights Context triple: [United States Constitution, hasPart, Bill of Rights]
-
A.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
-
B.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
-
C.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a foundational provision in the Bill of Rights that protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition from government interference.
-
D.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
-
E.
Article I of the United States Constitution
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, defining the structure, powers, and procedures of Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill of Rights Target entity description: The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
-
A.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
-
B.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
-
C.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a foundational provision in the Bill of Rights that protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition from government interference.
-
D.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
-
E.
Article I of the United States Constitution
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, defining the structure, powers, and procedures of Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ set of amendments ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
U.S. states (through incorporation via Fourteenth Amendment)
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| containsAmendment |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateRatified | 1791-12-15 ⓘ |
| draftingPeriod | 1789-1791 ⓘ |
| field | constitutional law ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
freedom from cruel and unusual punishments
ⓘ
freedom from excessive bail ⓘ freedom from excessive fines ⓘ freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ protection of unenumerated rights retained by the people ⓘ reservation of powers to the states or the people ⓘ right against double jeopardy ⓘ right against self-incrimination ⓘ right to a speedy and public trial ⓘ right to an impartial jury ⓘ right to assistance of counsel ⓘ right to be informed of criminal charges ⓘ right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses ⓘ right to confront witnesses ⓘ right to due process of law ⓘ right to keep and bear arms ⓘ right to peaceably assemble ⓘ right to petition the government ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
civil liberties in the United States
ⓘ
criminal procedure in the United States ⓘ freedom of expression jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
English Bill of Rights of 1689
Magna Carta ⓘ Virginia Declaration of Rights ⓘ |
| introducedInLegislatureBy | James Madison ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| numberOfAmendments | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
limit powers of the federal government
ⓘ
protect individual liberties from government power ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bill of Rights Description of subject: The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
Referenced by (95)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
Bill of Rights (United States)
subject surface form:
Article VII of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
Article: Amendments, Section: Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
subject surface form:
Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
Ten Articles
subject surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
subject surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
this entity surface form:
first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
subject surface form:
Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution)
this entity surface form:
United States Bill of Rights