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 | Lets talk about the Bill of Rights. | |
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| How did the Founder's come up with the Bill of Rights? | |
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| On March 4, 1789, America officially adopted the United States Constitution, which established the U.S. as a free nation governed by the people. | |
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| While the Constitution immediately proved to work better than the previous Articles of Confederation, it quickly became clear that changes would be necessary. Needing two-thirds of the votes from both houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives, changes to the Constitution could be made in the form of Amendments. | |
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| The first ten Amendments to the Constitution were passed in 1791 and are collectively known as the Bill of Rights. | |
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| The need for Constitutional Amendments was apparent as soon as the Constitution was approved. While the state delegates gathered in Philadelphia for the United States Constitutional Convention mostly agreed that the Constitution was necessary for the country to prosper, many of the leaders were not satisfied with the document as it was written. | |
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