What does the Bill of Rights protect?

Related 2008 question

The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.

• 2008 Question 5: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?the Bill of Rights

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 6 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• It says America is free from British control.answers Question 8: Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
• So one part does not become too powerfulanswers Question 15: There are three branches of government. Why?
• Six (6) yearsanswers Question 22: How long is a term for a U.S. senator?

More Principles of American Government questions

• Question 3: Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.Forms the government · Defines powers of government · Defines the parts of government · Protects the rights of the people
• Question 4: The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?Self-government · Popular sovereignty · Consent of the governed · People should govern themselves · (Example of) social contract
• Question 5: How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?Amendments · The amendment process
• Question 7: How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?Twenty-seven (27)
• Question 8: Why is the Declaration of Independence important?It says America is free from British control. · It says all people are created equal. · It identifies inherent rights. · It identifies individual freedoms.