The first ten amendments were collectively known as the Bill of Rights. What was the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Use the following information for Questions below.     Over the years, several changes or amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution. There have been a total of 27 amendments. The first ten amendments are collectively known as the Bill of Rights. This table summarizes a few of these amendments.     Amendment - Summary     First    Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition     Second    Right to bear arms     Fifth     Right to avoid self-incrimination, right to trial, due process     Tenth    Rights that are reserved to the states (issues that are not the... Show more

Use the following information for Questions below.    

Over the years, several changes or amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution. There have been a total of 27 amendments. The first ten amendments are collectively known as the Bill of Rights.

This table summarizes a few of these amendments.    

Amendment - Summary    
First    Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition    
Second    Right to bear arms    
Fifth     Right to avoid self-incrimination, right to trial, due process    
Tenth    Rights that are reserved to the states (issues that are not the responsibility of the federal government)    
Eighteenth    Prohibition    
Nineteenth    Women’s right to vote    
Twenty-first    Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment    
Twenty-second    Two-term limit on the president    

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