On June 8, 1789, James Madison looked through about 100 proposed amendments for the soon to be Bill of RIghts. He selected about 12 of them, that wouldn’t cause any conflicts and presented them to Congress. Although, The Congress got rid of two amendments that seemed unnecessary, they were then left with ten. By that time in 1791, nine out of the thirteen states had to approve of the amendments to form the Bill of Rights. The amendments that created the Bill of Rights, were very broad and helped the citizens keep their place in the country. As time went on, there were more proposed Amendments and some were added but some were declined. As of now, the country has 22 Amendments to keep the rights of the people safe and protected. The adoption of the Bill of Rights was beneficial because it helps protect the peoples rights, prevents the government from taking all authority of the people, and provides protection for the people in the country. …show more content…
The First Amendment, the five basic freedoms, allowed everyone to have a freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition. With this, the people had rights, to say and do whatever they want, as long as it was said in the Constitution, it was justified. Along with the Second Amendment, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This amendment allowed people to have a registered firearm in their possession as long as it’s used for protection and nothing else. Amendments allow people to be active in their everyday lives and be able to not have such a restriction on what is allowed. The enactment of the Bill of Rights into the Constitution was favorable because it, protects the rights of the