Public Record · Constitutional text
The Bill of Rights: transcript of the first ten amendments
The National Archives transcript of the first ten amendments, including the First Amendment's establishment and free-exercise clauses. It is the most frequently cited document across Texas Muslim's explainers because so many public arguments about religion in Texas turn on it.
Document details
- Issued or held by
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Document type
- Constitutional text
- Document date
- The first ten amendments were ratified on December 15, 1791.
- Checked by Texas Muslim
- No check date was recorded when this document was cited.
- Original
- https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript
Texas Muslim does not hold this document and does not reproduce its text. This page is a catalogue entry with an editorial annotation; read the original at the link above.
What this document establishes
- The exact constitutional text of the religion clauses and the other protections in the first ten amendments.
What it does not establish
- It is the text only. It carries no judicial interpretation, and free-exercise and establishment doctrine has changed substantially over time.
- Quoting the text does not settle how it applies to any particular Texas dispute.
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