The Bill of Rights (first ten amendments) in America includes in it among others

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Right to assembly, Right to bear arms, Right to speedy trial, Right to social security allowance
Right to security, Right to life, Right to assembly, Right to social security allowance
Right to assembly, Right to bear arms, Right to speedy trial, Right to security against unreasonable searches
Right to bear arms, Right to freedom of speech, Right to equality, Right to social security allowance

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The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.

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The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution were enacted as a unified unit on December 15, 1791.
It represents a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and limitations on federal and state governments.

Amendment	Provisions
First Amendment	Congress cannot pass any legislation respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting its free practice, restricting freedom of speech or the press, or the right to congregate and petition for redress of grievances.
Second Amendment	Guarantee of the people's right to bear arms.
Third Amendment	Restriction of the forcible quartering of soldiers in private homes reflected opposition to standing armies.
Fourth Amendment	Bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.
Fifth Amendment	No person shall be compelled to testify against himself and forbids the taking of life, liberty, or property without due process of law and the taking of private property for public use without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment	It provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges.
Seventh Amendment	Right to a jury trial in civil proceedings.
Eighth Amendment	Prohibits excessive bail or fines, as well as a cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment	Safeguards people's undefined residual rights.
Tenth Amendment.	Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved for the states or the people.

Thus, The Bill of Rights (first ten amendments) in America includes the Right to assembly, the Right to bear arms, the Right to a speedy trial, Right to security against unreasonable searches.

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Right to social security allowance was added to American Consitution through the Social Security Act of 1935.

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