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First Ten Amendments To The United States Constitution
Bill of Rights-1791

In the United States, the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of articles, and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States.

11th Amendment-1795

The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was passed by the Congress on March 4, 1794 and was, ratified on February 7, 1795, deals with each state's sovereign immunity from being sued in federal court by someone of another state or country. This amendment was adopted in response to, and in order to overrule, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision

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