Bill of Rights: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: OpenStax - American Government 3e - Interpreting the Bill of Rights. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Big Ideas - The origin of the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Dec 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Jack Miller Center - Understanding the Bill of Rights. Apr 14, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: American Civil Liberties Union - The Bill of Rights: A Brief History. Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - 1791: US Bill of Rights (1st 10 Amendments) - with commentary. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Bill of Rights. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: The Free Speech Center - Bill of Rights. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. History - The Bill of Rights. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - The Bill of Rights. Nov 10, 2022
Corrected display issue. Aug 28, 2019
Replaced photograph. Aug 09, 2017
Article revised. Mar 09, 2017
Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Handout B: The Origins of the Bill of Rights (Background Essay). Jul 15, 2016
Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Historic Documents - Bill of Rights and Later Amendments. Jun 20, 2016
In the discussion of the 12 amendments that were submitted to the states for ratification, added mention of the Twenty-seventh Amendment. Jun 08, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - United States - Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Dec 15, 2011
Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute - Bill of Rights. Dec 15, 2011
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - The Bill of Rights. Apr 13, 2009
Added new Web site: The American Presidency - Bill of Rights. May 30, 2007
Added new Web site: InfoUSA - The Bill of Rights. May 30, 2007
Added new Web site: National Archives - The Bill of Rights. May 30, 2007
Added new Web site: Quatr.us - What is the Bill of Rights? May 30, 2007
Added new Web site: An Outline of American History - Ratification and the Bill of Rights. May 30, 2007
Article revised and updated. Feb 02, 2007
Added new Web site: The Library of Congress - Primary Documents in American History. Sep 27, 2006
Article revised. Aug 23, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: