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Practice the 2025 USCIS civics test, one card at a time, with the why behind every answer.

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USCIS 2025 Naturalization Civics Test: 20 questions, no time limit, pass with 12 right (60%). (official format)

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  1. What is the form of government of the United States?
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    Republic. In a republic, citizens elect representatives to make laws for them. USCIS also accepts constitution-based federal republic or representative democracy. The U.S. has no king.

  2. What is the supreme law of the land?
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    U.S. Constitution. The Constitution is the highest law in the country. Every other law must follow it. The Bill of Rights is part of it, but the whole Constitution is the answer.

  3. The Constitution starts with "We the People." What does that mean?
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    People should govern themselves. "We the People" means power comes from the people. USCIS accepts self-government, popular sovereignty, or consent of the governed. Leaders get their power because people agree to it.

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  1. What is the form of government of the United States?
  2. What is the supreme law of the land?
  3. The Constitution starts with "We the People." What does that mean?
  4. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
  5. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
  6. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
  7. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
  8. What is the rule of law?
  9. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Which of these is one?
  10. There are three branches of government. Why?
  11. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
  12. What part of the federal government writes laws?
  13. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  14. Which of these is a power of the U.S. Congress?
  15. How many U.S. senators are there?
  16. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
  17. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  18. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
  19. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
  20. Why does each state have two senators?
  21. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
  22. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
  23. The President can serve only two terms. Why?
  24. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  25. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
  26. Who vetoes bills?
  27. Who appoints federal judges?
  28. What does the President's Cabinet do?
  29. Which of these is a Cabinet-level position?
  30. Why is the Electoral College important?
  31. What does the judicial branch do?
  32. What is the highest court in the United States?
  33. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
  34. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
  35. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
  36. Which power belongs only to the federal government?
  37. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
  38. Four amendments are about who can vote. Which describes one of them?
  39. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury?
  40. Which is a right of everyone living in the United States, not just citizens?
  41. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  42. Which is a promise new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance?
  43. Which is one way people can become United States citizens?
  44. Which of these does USCIS list as a way Americans can serve their country?
  45. Which amendment to the Constitution allows the federal income tax?
  46. Which men need to register for the Selective Service?
  47. Which is one reason colonists came to America, according to the USCIS civics test?
  48. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  49. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves in America?
  50. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
  51. Which is one reason the Americans declared independence from Britain? 🔒
  52. Which of these was an important event of the American Revolution? 🔒
  53. Which of these was one of the 13 original states? 🔒
  54. What founding document was written in 1787? 🔒
  55. Who was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers? 🔒
  56. Why were the Federalist Papers important? 🔒
  57. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  58. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? 🔒
  59. Which of these wars did the United States fight in the 1800s? 🔒
  60. What was the U.S. war between the North and the South called? 🔒
  61. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 🔒
  62. Which amendment says people born or naturalized in the U.S., and subject to its jurisdiction, are citizens? 🔒
  63. In what year was the 15th Amendment ratified? 🔒
  64. Who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s? 🔒
  65. Why did the United States enter World War I? 🔒
  66. What was the Great Depression? 🔒
  67. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? 🔒
  68. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War? 🔒
  69. What did the civil rights movement do? 🔒
  70. Which U.S. military conflict came after the September 11, 2001 attacks? 🔒
  71. Which of these is an American innovation listed on the civics test? 🔒
  72. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 🔒
  73. Why does the American flag have 13 stripes? 🔒
  74. What is the name of the national anthem? 🔒
  75. The nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does it mean? 🔒
  76. What is Independence Day? 🔒
  77. Which of these is a national U.S. holiday? 🔒
  78. What is Memorial Day? 🔒
  79. What is the economic system of the United States? 🔒
  80. Name the three branches of government. 🔒
  81. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent? 🔒
  82. Which power belongs only to the states? 🔒
  83. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 🔒
  84. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 🔒
  85. George Washington is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  86. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  87. James Madison is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  88. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  89. Which of these was an important event of the Civil War? 🔒
  90. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  91. What event started the Great Depression? 🔒
  92. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  93. Why did the United States enter the Korean War? 🔒
  94. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Which is one? 🔒
  95. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? 🔒
  96. Why does the American flag have 50 stars? 🔒
  97. What is Veterans Day? 🔒
  98. Which of these wars did the United States fight in the 1900s? 🔒
  99. When was the 19th Amendment ratified? 🔒
  100. Why did the United States enter World War II? 🔒
  101. Which of these is one thing the U.S. Constitution does? 🔒
  102. What does the Bill of Rights protect? 🔒
  103. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain? 🔒
  104. Which of these is an important idea from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? 🔒
  105. How many U.S. senators does each state have? 🔒
  106. Who does a U.S. senator represent? 🔒
  107. Who elects U.S. senators? 🔒
  108. Who elects members of the House of Representatives? 🔒
  109. Which of these is a power of the President? 🔒
  110. Who signs bills to make them become laws? 🔒
  111. The executive branch has many parts. Which of these is one? 🔒
  112. Which of these is one part of the judicial branch? 🔒
  113. How long do Supreme Court justices serve? 🔒
  114. Which activity does USCIS list as civic participation in the United States? 🔒
  115. What U.S. war ended slavery? 🔒
  116. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? 🔒
  117. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? 🔒
  118. Which of these is an American Indian tribe in the United States? 🔒
  119. What is the capital of the United States? 🔒
  120. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War? 🔒