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Intro to Political Science

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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which delineate specific freedoms and protections guaranteed to American citizens, safeguarding individual liberties and limiting government power. These rights include freedom of speech, religion, and the press, as well as protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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