15 marked the 230th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It’s an occasion to pause, reflect on the importance of that document ...

Richard Brookhiser talked about the Glorious Revolution that took place in 1688 in England and the subsequent English Bill of Rights in 1689. The Glorious Revolution was the transfer of power from ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Richard Brookhiser talked about the history of Magna Carta and the rights established in that document. The rights provided in the Bill of ...

James Madison and other Federalists opposed adding a bill of rights. They argued that the document hammered out at the Constitutional Convention granted only limited powers to the national ...

"North Carolina's stolen Bill of Rights has been out of state for nearly 140 years but never out of mind," North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley (D) told the Associated Press. "It is a historic document ...