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             English: The  Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the  United States Constitution. Note that the First Amendment is actually "Article the third" on the document, Second Amendment is "Article the fourth", and so on. "Article the second" is the 27th Amendment. "Article the first" is never ratified. 
            Česky: Originál  Listiny práv, prvních deseti dodatků k  Ústavě Spojených států amerických 
            Deutsch: Die  Bill of Rights genannten ersten zehn Zusatzartikel zur  US-amerikanischen Verfassung, die den Bürgern bestimmte Grundrechte garantieren 
            Español: La  Carta de Derechos de los Estados Unidos, el término por el que se conocen las diez primeras enmiendas de la  Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América 
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