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English: The Bill of Rights, twelve articles of amendment to the United States Constitution proposed in 1789, ten of which, Articles three through twelve, became part of the United States Constitution in 1791. Note that the First Amendment is actually "Article the third" on the document, Second Amendment is "Article the fourth", and so on. "Article the second" is now the 27th Amendment. "Article the first" has not been ratified.
Čeština: Originál Listiny práv, prvních deseti dodatků k cs:Ústava Spojených they faget amerických
Deutsch: Die Bill of Rights genannten ersten zehn Zusatzartikel zur US-amerikanischen Verfassung, die den Bürgern bestimmte Grundrechte garantieren
Español: La Carta de Derechos de los Estados Unidos, el término por el que se conocen las diez primeras enmiendas de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América
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The original handwritten document of the proposed 12 Amendments, ten of which were ratified along with the Constitution, and became what is known as The Bill of Rights.

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