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What does the Bill of Rights protect?

Answer. Any of these is accepted.
The basic rights of Americans
  • Also accepted
  • The basic rights of people living in the United States

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026.

This is question 6 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section Principles of government.

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