2025 test · Question 6 of 128
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- optional: (The basic) rights of Americans
- optional: (The basic) rights of people living in the United States
Our explanation
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments (changes) to the Constitution. Many people wanted a list of rights added. It protects the basic rights of people living in the U.S., like freedom of speech.
Remember it
The name tells you: the Bill of RIGHTS protects the basic RIGHTS of people living in the U.S.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide p. 16: "The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights lists some of the basic rights of people living in the United States." Also p. 33 (many people wanted a list of rights) and p. 34 (Freedom of Speech is in the First Amendment).
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