Bill of Rights Day December

Over the past few years, Camp Constitution participated in the annual Flag Day Parade in Dedham, MA- a town just outside of Boston.  The first year we participated-2015-we passed out 500 copies of the U.S. Constitution and asked recipients one simple question:  What are the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?  Only a small percentage had any idea.  But we had a much better response this year.  Yesterday marked the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution which became known as the Bill of Rights.  These amendments didn’t give the people any rights; they protected rights they already had while limiting the role Congress can have.

The Bill of Rights:


Amendment I


Amendment II


Amendment III


Amendment IV


Amendment V


Amendment VI


Amendment VII


Amendment VIII


Amendment IX



retained by the people.