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=Bill of Rights= The Bill of Rights is the name of the first ten amendments of the U.S Constitution. The bill was introduced by James Madison in 1789. The bill came into effect on December 15, 1791. It protected anyone in the United States. toc

The first three amendments
The first amendment was Freedom, Petitions, and Assembly. This meant that the congress couldn't make a law based on Religion or on the type of person. The second amendment was the Right to Bear Arms. This meant that the people were allowed to have weapons. The third amendment was Quartering Soldiers. This meant that none of the soldiers could stay in a house without the owners permission or in a time of war.

Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was one of the people that argued against the Bill of Rights. He said that the American people were not surrendering their rights. He also said that the people were surrendering nothing. Critics pointed out that other documents had protected specific rights.

Federalists
The federalists didn't want the Bill of Rights because there was a list of personal protections that the bill didn't contain. Federalists 85 addressed the subject, too, noting that amendment is always a possibility after ratification. The congress said that the federalists were banned from violating the freedom of the press.

anti-federalists
The call for the Bill of Rights were the anti-federalists most powerful weapon. They believed that attacking the constitution for its lack of specific protections was a ridiculous. They demanded that the Constitution should be more specific.

__How the Bill of Rights was made__
From June to September both of the houses of congress debated James Madison's list. Eventually they agreed on twelve amendments. Two years later in 1791 they finished the Bill of Rights. The laws are still in effect today.

References:
(1)Garraty, John A. The Story of America. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1994. (2)Bill of Rights, Steve Mount. Bill of Rights. usconstitution.net/consttop_bor.html. 1995-2008. (3)Jmu.edu/Madison/gpos225-Madison2/the_bill_of_rights.htm = =