Aside from the declaration of Independence, with its ringing cries
for liberty, no public document has become as sacred to the
American people as the Bill of Rights-the first ten amendments to
the federal Constitution. Protecting individual freedoms and
safeguarding state authority, they officially went into effect on
December 15, 1791. Two centuries later the Bill of Rights and its
meaning remain lively topics-in the courts, in newspapers, and in
classrooms. Creating the Bill of Rights documents the legislative
history of the amendments and the sharp debates they produced in
Congress. The volume shows how James Madison earned the title
"Father of the Bill of Rights" while working with other members of
the first Federal Congress to secure the gains of the Revolution
and put republican theory into practice. It also includes all of
the often-colorful letters that the Bill of Rights generated among
members of Congress and their constituents. Taken together, these
documents offer important lessons in the history of American
liberty and vividly illustrate the divisions that beset the country
in its formative years. Published as part of the bicentennial
commemoration of the amendments' adoption, Creating the Bill of
Rights collects original papers relating to the discussions and
decisions that helped shape American civic life.
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