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Introduction

Have you ever heard someone say, “It’s a free country?” Do you know what that means?

The people of the United States have many freedoms, which are called rights. We have the right to protest the government’s decisions and to write articles and go on television to complain about the government. We have the right to practice any religion—or no religion—as we choose. The government cannot just arrest us and throw us in jail for no reason. We have the right to know what crime the government says we committed and to have a fair trial before the government can put us in jail.

All of these rights are protected by the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution of the United States. But the Bill of Rights was not in the original Constitution. Many of the people who wrote the Constitution did not think the Bill of Rights was necessary. Why is the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, how did it get there, and what do these rights mean? Let’s find out.