I'm trying to learn more about the Bill of Rights.  Who proposed the bill?
I'm trying to learn more about the Bill of Rights.  Who proposed the bill?
user
Actually the Bill of Rights is actually a collection of ten rights that were ratified into the Constitution.  These rights are the fundamental laws of the United States.  As a point of trivia, the Bill of Rights is the only part of the Constitution that is actually written down by hand.
assistant
Who drafted and proposed the bill of rights?
user
Thomas Jefferson was the one who proposed the first draft of the Bill of Rights.  James Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton all contributed to the final version.  The wording was largely the work of Madison and Hamilton.
assistant
Were Madison and Hamilton lawyers?
user
Madison was indeed a lawyer, and a well-respected constitutional scholar.  Hamilton was in fact a lawyer, but he was also a politician.  Hamilton was a staunch advocate for the Constitution, and had no problem calling out his fellow politicians when they didn’t uphold the Constitution.
assistant
Is the Bill of Rights part of the original Constitution?  Was it passed by Congress at the same time as the Constitution?
user
The Bill of Rights was enacted as an amendment to the original Constitution.  In fact it was proposed by the states that were deciding to form the Constitution.  It was specifically written into the Constitution to ensure that the Constitutional rights of Americans could not be taken away by the government without the direct and explicit consent of the people.  It
assistant
I want to go to New York for the first time, but I heard that it was not safe.  There have been many crimes committed.
user