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SUMMARY:Bill of Rights Day
DESCRIPTION:Is Bill of Rights Day a Public Holiday?\nBill of Rights Day is not a public holiday. It falls on Sunday\, December 15\, 2024 and most businesses follow regular Sunday opening hours in United States. \nThe Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. When the Framers wrote the Constitution\, they did not focus on individual rights. They focused on creating the system and structure of government. Many Americans believed that the Constitution should guarantee the rights of the people\, and they wanted a list of all the things a government could not do. They were afraid that a strong government would take away the rights people won in the Revolutionary War. \nJames Madison\, one of the Framers of the Constitution\, wrote a list of individual rights and limits on the government. These rights appear in the first 10 amendments\, called the Bill of Rights. Some of these rights include freedom of expression\, the right to bear arms\, freedom from search without warrant\, freedom not to be tried twice for the same crime\, the right to not testify against yourself\, the right to a trial by a jury of your peers\, the right to an attorney\, and protection against excessive fines and unusual punishments. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15\, 1791. Today\, we recognize December 15 as Bill of Rights Day. \nUnderstanding the Bill of Rights is also an important part of the naturalization test. During the naturalization interview\, prospective citizens may be asked\, “What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?” as part of the civics test. Applicants may also be asked to read the words\, “Bill of Rights\,” during the English test.
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