The conservative majority wants to apply a “history and tradition” test to the Second Amendment. But whose history—and what ...

which became the Bill of Rights in 1791, was a protection of state power. The new Tenth Amendment stated: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it ...

Amendments are part of the Constitution. The first 10 Amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in September 1789.The Bill of Rights was ratified in December 1791.

The Bill of Rights was ratified in December 1791. Our Constitution ... whether by act or action. They interpret what our Constitution says. The Supreme Court’s interpretation in a case or ...