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This was the most straightforward reference I could find on the Internet. Good Google books out there, but too often pages missing.http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/history-bill-of-rights.htmlAdded later as a point of clarification. As I compared the term "Bill of Rights" across various democratic forms of government, most bills of rights seemed to have been legislated as statutes.The Charter in Canada and the US Bill of Rights are different. The Canadian Charter was enacted by the Canadian Government as a statute that grants rights to Canadian citizens. The US Bill of Rights is not part of any of the statutory laws of the US. Nor were rights granted to citizens by an act of Congress. The theory of rights as stated in the Bill of Rights was to limit the power of government. Acknowledging these rights as inherent was a necessary condition for ratifying the Constitution. That is why I said earlier the Bill of Rights is unique to the US.
This was the most straightforward reference I could find on the Internet. Good Google books out there, but too often pages missing.
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/history-bill-of-rights.html
Added later as a point of clarification. As I compared the term "Bill of Rights" across various democratic forms of government, most bills of rights seemed to have been legislated as statutes.
The Charter in Canada and the US Bill of Rights are different. The Canadian Charter was enacted by the Canadian Government as a statute that grants rights to Canadian citizens. The US Bill of Rights is not part of any of the statutory laws of the US. Nor were rights granted to citizens by an act of Congress. The theory of rights as stated in the Bill of Rights was to limit the power of government. Acknowledging these rights as inherent was a necessary condition for ratifying the Constitution. That is why I said earlier the Bill of Rights is unique to the US.
