Question

Which of the following correctly summarizes why noncitizens are protected by the Bill of Rights? (1 point)
Noncitizens are considered citizens under the language of the Fourteenth Amendment and have the same rights as citizens.
Noncitizens may have green cards that grant them the same constitutional rights as citizens.
Noncitizens are considered "people" within the language of the Constitution and are therefore entitled to the same constitutional protections as
citizens.
Noncitizens may have permanent residency that grants them the same constitutional rights as citizens.

Answer 1

Option 3.

The Constitution’s protections (e.g., “no person…” in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments) apply to “persons,” not just citizens, so noncitizens are entitled to the same constitutional protections (though some rights—like voting—are limited to citizens).