2025 civics test · Question 6 of 128 · Principles of American Government

What does the Bill of Rights protect?

Official answers

• (The basic) rights of Americans
• (The basic) rights of people living in the United States

Why

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, added in 1791. Many people hesitated to support the original 1787 Constitution because it had no list of rights. The Bill of Rights lists basic rights of people living in the United States.