The Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, ratified 1791. These guarantee essential rights and civil liberties to individuals. Here is a brief overview of each amendment: 1. **First Amendment**: Protects the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and. 2. ** Amendment**: Protects the right to keep and bear arms. 3. ** Amendment**: Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent. 4. **Fourth Amendment**: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for search warrants based on probable cause. 5. **Fifth Amendment**: Provides for the right to due process, protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and includes provisions for eminent domain. 6. **Sixth Amendment**: Guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to an attorney, and the right to confront witnesses. 7. **Seventh Amendment**: Provides for the right to a jury trial in civil cases. 8. **Eighth Amendment**: Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. 9. **Ninth Amendment**: Asserts that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. 10. **Tenth Amendment**: Affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people. These amendments were designed to protect individual liberties and limit the power of the government.