What are the first ten amendments commonly called?

• A. The Bill of Rights
• B. The Magna Carta
• C. The Civil Rights Act
• D. The Code of Federal Regulations

Answer: (A)

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively called the Bill of Rights. Their purpose is to enumerate fundamental liberties and set limits on government power to protect individual rights. Ratified in 1791, they were largely drafted by James Madison in response to concerns about protecting liberty after the original Constitution was created. They cover freedoms such as speech, religion, and assembly, along with due process protections and other basic rights. The Magna Carta is an ancient 1215 charter that influenced later legal ideas but isn’t the same collection. The Civil Rights Act is a separate 1964 law addressing discrimination, and the Code of Federal Regulations is a systematized collection of federal rules, not a set of enumerated rights.