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The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution. So we're really looking at one document, not three.
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Yes and no. The Bill of Rights was crafted to get a few, hold out states to ratify the Constitution by spelling out specifically certain rights or liberties (thank goodness they did). It is part of the Constitution, hence the use of numbered "amendments" but it does have some self-identity. For example when you look it up, you do so by typing in "The Bill of Rights".