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unusual facts about Bill of Rights 1689



Long title

Short titles were subsequently given to many unrepealed Acts at later dates; for example, the Bill of Rights (1688 or 1689) was given that short title by the Short Titles Act 1896, having until then only been known formally known by its long title, An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.

Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

In the 1st United States Congress, following the state legislatures' request, James Madison proposed twenty constitutional amendments based on state bills of rights and English sources such as the Bill of Rights 1689.

Third Amendment to the United States Constitution

In the 1st United States Congress, following the state legislatures' request, James Madison proposed twenty constitutional amendments based on state bills of rights and English sources such as the Bill of Rights 1689; one of these was a prohibition against quartering troops in private homes.


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