Analyzing Senate Revisions to the Bill of Rights (Matthew Yagley)

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After receiving 17 proposed constitutional amendments from the House of Representatives, the Senate altered and consolidated the House amendments into 12. An additional printed draft reflects the Senate’s changes as passed on September 14, 1789. The line-outs on the first, third, and eighth articles indicate wording that had been amended in conference committee on September 24, 1789. Twelve articles of amendment were then sent to the states — articles three through twelve were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791.

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