All 128 questions · American Government / A: Principles
2025 Civics Test · Question 6 of 128
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
En español: ¿Qué protege la Carta de Derechos (Bill of Rights)? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- (The basic) rights of Americans
- (The basic) rights of people living in the United States
Why this is the answerThe first ten amendments, added in 1791 because several states refused to sign on without them. They are a list of what the government may not do to you.
This answer is free — here and everywhere else on the internet. Still having it in the interview room, out loud, in English, under pressure: that’s what Naturalizer trains.
In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The founding” — the story of how thirteen colonies became a nation with a Constitution. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
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