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Bill of Rights Day (1791): December 15, 2023

Press Release Number CB.23-SFS-172

According to the National Archives, “The Constitution might never have been ratified if the framers had not promised to add a Bill of Rights. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans’ most valued freedoms.”

From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 10507—Bill of Rights Day, 2022:

“With three simple words—"We the People"—the United States Constitution set in motion the most extraordinary experiment in self-governance that the world has ever known. The Bill of Rights made this possible, ensuring ratification by every State then in our new nation. On Bill of Rights Day, we celebrate the fundamental American freedoms enshrined in those first 10 Amendments to our Constitution and recommit to making the full promise of America real for all Americans.

“The Bill of Rights embodies a core American strength: the capacity for compromise and self-improvement. By codifying fundamental freedoms, it won over states skeptical of a federal government at the time of our founding and proved our Constitution to be a living document, capable of evolving to perfect our Union. The basic rights it guarantees—to religion, speech, press, privacy and more—have come to define our nation. And in the over two centuries since their enumeration, 17 other amendments have been ratified—ending slavery, ensuring equal protection under the law, giving women the right to vote, banning poll taxes and more—opening the door of opportunity a little wider with each generation.”

Photo: Bill of Rights

Key Stats Relating to the First Amendment

National Archives, Amendment I: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

From Topics  /  Population  /  Computer and Internet Use:

Note: The ACCESS BROADBAND Act of 2021 was established to increase access to high-speed internet by expanding broadband networks to communities in need. In addition, the law requires National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to release estimates of the economic impact of such broadband deployment efforts on local economies, including any effect on small businesses or jobs. To address this requirement, the Census Bureau and NTIA created the ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard for policymakers and the public to assess how changes in broadband availability and adoption could influence local economies.

More Stats

Source: Quarterly Services Survey (QSS) (2003 - 2023).

  • NAICS 5111, Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
  • NAICS 515, Broadcasting (except internet)

From U.S. Census Bureau History, Home Page Archive:  

From the Newsroom:

From the Bicentennial Edition of Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970:

From U.S. Census Bureau: FAQs:

From the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 (131st Edition) — Section 1. Population: Religion 

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