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What does the Bill of Rights protect?

The basic rights of Americans and people living in the United States.

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  1. The basic rights of Americans ✔
  2. The powers of the President
  3. The borders of the 13 colonies

Why: The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It protects basic rights like free speech, and it covers people living in the U.S., not only citizens.

Huh, didn't know that: USCIS accepts either wording: the basic rights of Americans, or the basic rights of people living in the United States.

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Why did the Bill of Rights go to the party? It wanted to exercise its right to assemble.
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Answer: The basic rights of Americans. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It protects basic rights like free speech, and it covers people living in the U.S., not only citizens.

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf
    What does the Bill of Rights protect? (The basic) rights of Americans. (The basic) rights of people living in the United States.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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