Question 51 of 100
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Acceptable answers
- freedom of expression
- freedom of speech
- freedom of assembly
- freedom to petition the government
- freedom of religion
- the right to bear arms
Explanation
Everyone living in the U.S. shares rights such as freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition, and the right to bear arms.
Why it matters
Many constitutional protections apply to all residents, not only to citizens.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 51 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
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- Africansanswers Question 60: What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- (James) Madisonanswers Question 67: The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
More Rights and Responsibilities questions
Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.