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American GovernmentPrinciples of American Democracy
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
Accepted answers:
- The basic rights of Americans
- The basic rights of people living in the United States
Why this is the correct answer
When the Constitution was first written, many Americans worried it did not do enough to protect individual freedoms. Congress added the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, specifically to safeguard the basic rights of everyone living in the United States.
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