Bill of Rights - Original document and transcriptBoth transcript & facsimile are available on "Our Documents", a cooperative effort among National History Day, The National Archives & the USA Freedom Corps.
CQ Supreme Court CollectionClick on "Supreme Court Encyclopedia" and then "Bill of Rights" for an overview of the Bill of Rights, its creation & synopsis.
Encyclopedia of the American ConstitutionElectronic version of the six volume encyclopedia that contains in-depth articles on all aspects of the Constitution and its amendments.
The hard-copy version is located at the Reference Desk :KF 4548 .E53 2000
CQ Researcher Plus ArchiveThis comprehensive source will provide an overview and background information on the topic (e.g., gun control or freedom of the press, etc.). The database will also give pro/con arguments, related statistics, and a bibliography with current reports (and links to those reports), books and articles for further research.
Gale eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference)Overviews of topics (e.g., Freedom of the Press, Gun Control, First Amendment, etc.) from a wide assortment of specialized encyclopedias including legal encyclopedias, human rights encyclopedias, etc.
Opposing Viewpoints in ContextType in a topic (e.g., gun control, freedom of the press, etc.) and retrieve: articles presenting both (or several) sides of the debate, academic articles, statistics, and reference sources as well as related audio and video.
These brief videos from the National Constitution Center, provide the history & context of the creation of the Bill of Rights & an overview of the significance of each amendment.