Ratification of the Bill of Rights
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
Right to bear arms
Freedom of the press Right to counsel Protection against self-incrimination Right to confront witnesses Right to due process Powers reserved to the states Protection against quartering of soldiers Right to a jury trial Rights retained by the people Prohibition of double jeopardy Prohibition of excessive bail |
| gptkbp:date |
December 15, 1791
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
Three-fourths of the states
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| gptkbp:established |
Foundation for American civil rights
Precedent for future amendments |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-American Revolution
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
State ratifying conventions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ratification of the Bill of Rights
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| gptkbp:includes |
Freedom of speech
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment Right to a fair trial Right to bear arms Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures Freedom of religion Right to petition the government Rights of the accused Right to assemble peacefully |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkb:Enlightenment_thinkers gptkb:English_Bill_of_Rights_1689 State constitutions Anti-Federalist concerns |
| gptkbp:inspired |
Subsequent amendments to the Constitution
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| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
American democracy
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| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Founding_Fathers
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_Day
Public events and discussions Civil rights organizations |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
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| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:Federalist_Papers
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Federalists
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| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
Natural rights philosophy
Importance of civil liberties |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
Supreme Court decisions
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Anti-Federalists
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| gptkbp:led_to |
Judicial review of laws
Increased protection of civil liberties |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
American legal history
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| gptkbp:part_of |
Constitutional amendments process
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| gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:First_Congress_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Protect individual liberties
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Legal precedents for civil rights cases
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| gptkbp:significance |
First ten amendments to the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:subject |
Historical research
Constitutional law courses |
| gptkbp:training |
American history classes
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| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
A turning point in American democracy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1791_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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