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  1. What is the form of government of the United States?

    1. Republic
    2. Monarchy
    3. Dictatorship
    4. Theocracy

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Republic; Constitution-based federal republic; Representative democracy

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 1

  2. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

    1. Elects the president
    2. Sets state tax rates
    3. Defines the powers of government
    4. Names the national anthem

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Forms the government; Defines powers of government; Defines the parts of government; Protects the rights of the people

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 3

  3. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?

    1. Rule by the king
    2. Self-government
    3. Rule by the army
    4. Rule by the states only

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Self-government; Popular sovereignty; Consent of the governed; People should govern themselves; (Example of) social contract

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 4

  4. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

    1. Amendments
    2. Presidential orders
    3. Supreme Court votes
    4. State elections

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Amendments; The amendment process

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 5

  5. What does the Bill of Rights protect?

    1. The power of the president
    2. The rights of the states only
    3. Trade with other countries
    4. The basic rights of Americans

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (The basic) rights of Americans; (The basic) rights of people living in the United States

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 6

  6. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?

    1. It created the Supreme Court
    2. It says America is free from British control
    3. It ended the Civil War
    4. It set up the income tax

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: It says America is free from British control; It says all people are created equal; It identifies inherent rights; It identifies individual freedoms

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 8

  7. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

    1. Declaration of Independence
    2. Articles of Confederation
    3. Federalist Papers
    4. Bill of Rights

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Declaration of Independence

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 9

  8. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

    1. Monarchy and nobility
    2. Taxes and tariffs
    3. Slavery and empire
    4. Equality and liberty

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Equality; Liberty; Social contract; Natural rights; Limited government; Self-government

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 10

  9. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?

    1. U.S. Constitution
    2. Bill of Rights
    3. Declaration of Independence
    4. Emancipation Proclamation

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Declaration of Independence

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 11

  10. What is the rule of law?

    1. No one is above the law
    2. The president makes all laws
    3. Only citizens must obey laws
    4. Courts can ignore the law

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Everyone must follow the law; Leaders must obey the law; Government must obey the law; No one is above the law

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 13

  11. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.

    1. The Napoleonic Code
    2. The Communist Manifesto
    3. The Treaty of Versailles
    4. Articles of Confederation

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; Federalist Papers; Anti-Federalist Papers; Virginia Declaration of Rights; Fundamental Orders of Connecticut; Mayflower Compact; Iroquois Great Law of Peace

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 14

  12. There are three branches of government. Why?

    1. To save money
    2. Because there are three big states
    3. So one part does not become too powerful
    4. So the president can choose one

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: So one part does not become too powerful; Checks and balances; Separation of powers

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 15

  13. Name the three branches of government.

    1. Federal, state, and local
    2. Legislative, executive, and judicial
    3. Army, navy, and air force
    4. President, governor, and mayor

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Legislative, executive, and judicial; Congress, president, and the courts

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 16

  14. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

    1. Executive branch
    2. Legislative branch
    3. Judicial branch
    4. State branch

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Executive branch

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 17

  15. What part of the federal government writes laws?

    1. The Supreme Court
    2. The President's Cabinet
    3. The governors
    4. Congress

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (U.S.) Congress; (U.S. or national) legislature; Legislative branch

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 18

  16. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

    1. The President and the Vice President
    2. The Supreme Court and federal courts
    3. The Senate and the House of Representatives
    4. Democrats and Republicans

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Senate and House (of Representatives)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 19

  17. How many U.S. senators are there?

    1. 100
    2. 50
    3. 435
    4. 538

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: One hundred (100)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 21

  18. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?

    1. 2 years
    2. 4 years
    3. For life
    4. 6 years

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Six (6) years

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 22

  19. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?

    1. 100
    2. 435
    3. 50
    4. 538

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Four hundred thirty-five (435)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 24

  20. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?

    1. 2 years
    2. 4 years
    3. 6 years
    4. 8 years

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Two (2) years

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 25

  21. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?

    1. Because they are younger
    2. Because the House is smaller
    3. Because the president chooses them
    4. To more closely follow public opinion

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: To more closely follow public opinion

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 26

  22. How many senators does each state have?

    1. 1
    2. It depends on population
    3. 2
    4. 4

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Two (2)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 27

  23. Why does each state have two senators?

    1. Because there are two parties
    2. Equal representation for small states
    3. To save money
    4. Because the Constitution has two parts

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Equal representation (for small states); The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 28

  24. Who does a U.S. senator represent?

    1. Only the people who voted for them
    2. The president
    3. The people of their state
    4. Their political party

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Citizens of their state; People of their state

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 31

  25. Who elects U.S. senators?

    1. The president
    2. Citizens from their state
    3. The House of Representatives
    4. The governor

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Citizens from their state

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 32

  26. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

    1. The people in their congressional district
    2. All people in the country
    3. The governor of their state
    4. Only their political party

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Citizens in their (congressional) district; People from/in their (congressional) district

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 33

  27. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?

    1. The Senate
    2. The president
    3. State judges
    4. Citizens from their congressional district

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Citizens from their (congressional) district

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 34

  28. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?

    1. Because of the state's size in square miles
    2. Because they are older states
    3. Because of the state's population
    4. Because they pay more taxes

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: (Because of) the state's population; (Because) they have more people; (Because) some states have more people

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 35

  29. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?

    1. Because of the 22nd Amendment
    2. Because of the Bill of Rights
    3. Because of the Declaration of Independence
    4. Because of the Supreme Court's rule

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: (Because of) the 22nd Amendment; To keep the president from becoming too powerful

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 37

  30. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

    1. The Speaker of the House
    2. The Vice President
    3. The Chief Justice
    4. The Secretary of State

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: The Vice President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 40

  31. Name one power of the president.

    1. Signs bills into law
    2. Writes the laws
    3. Decides if a law is constitutional
    4. Elects senators

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Signs bills into law; Vetoes bills; Enforces laws; Commander in Chief (of the military); Chief diplomat; Appoints federal judges

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 41

  32. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

    1. The Secretary of Defense
    2. The Vice President
    3. The Speaker of the House
    4. The President

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: The President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 42

  33. Who signs bills to become laws?

    1. The Chief Justice
    2. The Speaker of the House
    3. The President
    4. The Senate majority leader

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: The President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 43

  34. Who appoints federal judges?

    1. The President
    2. The voters
    3. The Senate majority leader
    4. The governors

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: The President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 45

  35. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.

    1. The Senate
    2. The Supreme Court
    3. The House of Representatives
    4. The Cabinet

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: President (of the United States); Cabinet; Federal departments and agencies

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 46

  36. What does the President's Cabinet do?

    1. Writes laws
    2. Elects the Vice President
    3. Advises the President
    4. Decides court cases

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Advises the President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 47

  37. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

    1. Speaker of the House and Chief Justice
    2. Secretary of State and Attorney General
    3. Governor and Mayor
    4. Senator and Representative

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Attorney General; Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, War (Defense); Vice President; EPA Administrator; SBA Administrator; CIA Director; OMB Director; Director of National Intelligence; U.S. Trade Representative

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 48

  38. Why is the Electoral College important?

    1. It decides who is elected president
    2. It writes federal laws
    3. It chooses Supreme Court justices
    4. It approves the budget

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: It decides who is elected president; It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 49

  39. What is one part of the judicial branch?

    1. The Cabinet
    2. The Senate
    3. The Electoral College
    4. The Supreme Court

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Supreme Court; Federal Courts

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 50

  40. What does the judicial branch do?

    1. Writes laws
    2. Commands the military
    3. Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
    4. Collects taxes

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Reviews laws; Explains laws; Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law; Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 51

  41. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

    1. 9
    2. 7
    3. 12
    4. 15

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Nine (9)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 53

  42. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

    1. 9
    2. 3
    3. 7
    4. 5

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Five (5)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 54

  43. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

    1. 4 years
    2. 10 years
    3. For life
    4. Until age 65

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: (For) life; Lifetime appointment; (Until) retirement

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 55

  44. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

    1. Because they are elected
    2. To be independent of politics
    3. To save on elections
    4. Because the president wants it

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: To be independent (of politics); To limit outside (political) influence

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 56

  45. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

    1. John Roberts
    2. Clarence Thomas
    3. Mike Johnson
    4. Sonia Sotomayor

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the current name.

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 57

  46. Name one power that is only for the federal government.

    1. Give a driver's license
    2. Provide schooling
    3. Approve zoning
    4. Print paper money

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Print paper money; Mint coins; Declare war; Create an army; Make treaties; Set foreign policy

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 58

  47. Name one power that is only for the states.

    1. Declare war
    2. Print paper money
    3. Give a driver's license
    4. Make treaties

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Provide schooling and education; Provide protection (police); Provide safety (fire departments); Give a driver's license; Approve zoning and land use

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 59

  48. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

    1. It gives women the right to vote
    2. Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people
    3. It ends slavery
    4. It limits the president to two terms

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 60

  49. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

    1. Only property owners can vote
    2. Only men can vote
    3. Citizens 18 and older can vote
    4. You must pay a tax to vote

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote); You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote; Any citizen can vote (women and men); A male citizen of any race (can vote)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 63

  50. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

    1. Anyone with a green card
    2. U.S. citizens
    3. Anyone who pays taxes
    4. Anyone living in the U.S. for 5 years

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Citizens; Citizens of the United States; U.S. citizens

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 64

  51. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

    1. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly
    2. The right to vote, to run for office, to serve on a jury
    3. Free housing, free cars, free college
    4. The right to a passport, a pension, a job

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Freedom of expression; Freedom of speech; Freedom of assembly; Freedom to petition the government; Freedom of religion; The right to bear arms

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 65

  52. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.

    1. Vote in every election and pay no taxes
    2. Learn to drive and buy a home
    3. Defend the Constitution and obey U.S. laws
    4. Keep loyalty to their old country and travel freely

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Give up loyalty to other countries; Defend the Constitution; Obey the laws of the United States; Serve in the military (if needed); Serve the nation (if needed); Be loyal to the United States

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 67

  53. How can people become United States citizens?

    1. Buy property in the U.S.
    2. Naturalize
    3. Live in the U.S. on a tourist visa
    4. Marry anyone in the U.S.

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment; Naturalize; Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 68

  54. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?

    1. Vote and join a community group
    2. Watch TV and go shopping
    3. Pay rent and buy a car
    4. Travel and go to school

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Vote; Run for office; Join a political party; Help with a campaign; Join a civic group; Join a community group; Give an elected official your opinion; Contact elected officials; Support or oppose an issue or policy; Write to a newspaper

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 69

  55. What is one way Americans can serve their country?

    1. Leave the country
    2. Avoid paying taxes
    3. Ignore jury duty
    4. Serve in the military

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Vote; Pay taxes; Obey the law; Serve in the military; Run for office; Work for local, state, or federal government

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 70

  56. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

    1. It is optional
    2. It pays only for state roads
    3. It is required by law
    4. It is needed to get a passport

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Required by law; All people pay to fund the federal government; Required by the Constitution (16th Amendment); Civic duty

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 71

  57. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

    1. To get a driver's license
    2. It is required by law
    3. To vote in local elections
    4. To get free college

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Required by law; Civic duty; Makes the draft fair, if needed

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 72

  58. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

    1. Religious freedom
    2. To join the British army
    3. To find the Pacific Ocean
    4. To escape the Civil War

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Freedom; Political liberty; Religious freedom; Economic opportunity; Escape persecution

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 73

  59. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

    1. The Irish
    2. Native Americans from Canada
    3. Africans
    4. The French

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Africans; People from Africa

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 75

  60. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

    1. The Civil War
    2. The American Revolution
    3. The War of 1812
    4. World War I

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: American Revolution; The (American) Revolutionary War; War for (American) Independence

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 76

  61. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

    1. Taxation without representation
    2. Britain refused to sell them land
    3. They wanted to join France
    4. Britain banned English

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: High taxes; Taxation without representation; British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses; They did not have self-government; Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party; Stamp Act; Sugar Act; Townshend Acts; Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 77

  62. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

    1. July 4, 1787
    2. September 17, 1787
    3. July 4, 1776
    4. July 4, 1800

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: July 4, 1776

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 79

  63. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

    1. Battle of Gettysburg
    2. Battle of Yorktown
    3. Pearl Harbor
    4. Battle of Fort Sumter

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: (Battle of) Bunker Hill; Declaration of Independence; Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton); (Battle of) Saratoga; Valley Forge (Encampment); (Battle of) Yorktown

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 80

  64. There were 13 original states. Name five.

    1. New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware
    2. California, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Maine
    3. Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee
    4. Michigan, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Utah

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 81

  65. What founding document was written in 1787?

    1. The Declaration of Independence
    2. The Emancipation Proclamation
    3. The Mayflower Compact
    4. The U.S. Constitution

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (U.S.) Constitution

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 82

  66. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

    1. Thomas Jefferson
    2. George Washington
    3. James Madison
    4. Benjamin Franklin

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: (James) Madison; (Alexander) Hamilton; (John) Jay; Publius

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 83

  67. Why were the Federalist Papers important?

    1. They declared war on Britain
    2. They helped people understand the Constitution
    3. They freed the slaves
    4. They created the national anthem

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution; They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 84

  68. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. First Postmaster General of the United States
    2. First president of the United States
    3. Wrote the national anthem
    4. Led the Union in the Civil War

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Founded the first free public libraries; First Postmaster General; Helped write the Declaration of Independence; Inventor; U.S. diplomat

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 85

  69. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. First Secretary of the Treasury
    2. Led the Union in the Civil War
    3. Third president of the United States
    4. Wrote the Federalist Papers alone

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Writer of the Declaration of Independence; Third president; Doubled the size of the U.S. (Louisiana Purchase); First Secretary of State; Founded the University of Virginia; Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 87

  70. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. First president of the United States
    2. "Father of the Constitution"
    3. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
    4. Founded the first public library

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: "Father of the Constitution"; Fourth president; President during the War of 1812; One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 88

  71. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. First Secretary of the Treasury
    2. Third president of the United States
    3. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
    4. General in the Civil War

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: First Secretary of the Treasury; One of the writers of the Federalist Papers; Helped establish the First Bank of the United States; Aide to General George Washington; Member of the Continental Congress

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 89

  72. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

    1. Alaska
    2. Florida
    3. Texas
    4. Louisiana

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Louisiana Territory; Louisiana

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 90

  73. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

    1. World War I
    2. The Korean War
    3. The Civil War
    4. The Vietnam War

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: War of 1812; Mexican-American War; Civil War; Spanish-American War

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 91

  74. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

    1. The Revolutionary War
    2. The Civil War
    3. The War of 1812
    4. The Cold War

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: The Civil War

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 92

  75. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

    1. Battle of Gettysburg
    2. Battle of Yorktown
    3. Boston Tea Party
    4. Pearl Harbor

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: (Battle of) Fort Sumter; Emancipation Proclamation; (Battle of) Vicksburg; (Battle of) Gettysburg; Sherman's March; (Surrender at) Appomattox; (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg; Lincoln was assassinated

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 93

  76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    1. Gave women the right to vote
    2. Ended World War I
    3. Freed the slaves in the Confederacy
    4. Created the Supreme Court

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Freed the slaves; Freed slaves in the Confederacy; Freed slaves in the Confederate states; Freed slaves in most Southern states

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 95

  77. What U.S. war ended slavery?

    1. The Revolutionary War
    2. The Civil War
    3. The War of 1812
    4. World War II

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: The Civil War

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 96

  78. What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

    1. 14th Amendment
    2. 1st Amendment
    3. 19th Amendment
    4. 22nd Amendment

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: 14th Amendment

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 97

  79. When did all men get the right to vote?

    1. In 1776
    2. In 1920
    3. In 1965
    4. After the Civil War (15th Amendment, 1870)

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: After the Civil War; During Reconstruction; (With the) 15th Amendment; 1870

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 98

  80. Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.

    1. Eleanor Roosevelt
    2. Rosa Parks
    3. Susan B. Anthony
    4. Martha Washington

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Susan B. Anthony; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Sojourner Truth; Harriet Tubman; Lucretia Mott; Lucy Stone

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 99

  81. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

    1. The Civil War
    2. World War II
    3. The War of 1812
    4. The Revolutionary War

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 100

  82. Why did the United States enter World War I?

    1. Because Germany attacked U.S. civilian ships
    2. Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
    3. To stop the spread of communism
    4. To force Iraq out of Kuwait

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships; To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia); To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 101

  83. When did all women get the right to vote?

    1. 1776
    2. 1865
    3. 1965
    4. 1920 (19th Amendment)

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: 1920; After World War I; (With the) 19th Amendment

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 102

  84. What was the Great Depression?

    1. A war between the North and the South
    2. A period of fast economic growth
    3. The longest economic recession in modern history
    4. A long drought in California

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Longest economic recession in modern history

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 103

  85. When did the Great Depression start?

    1. After World War II
    2. With the stock market crash of 1929
    3. In 1865
    4. In 2008

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: The Great Crash (1929); Stock market crash of 1929

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 104

  86. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

    1. Franklin Roosevelt
    2. Woodrow Wilson
    3. Dwight Eisenhower
    4. Abraham Lincoln

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: (Franklin) Roosevelt

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 105

  87. Why did the United States enter World War II?

    1. Germany sank the Lusitania
    2. To stop the spread of communism in Korea
    3. To force Iraq out of Kuwait
    4. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor; Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor; To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia); To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 106

  88. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. President during the Civil War
    2. Wrote the Constitution
    3. General during World War II
    4. First Secretary of the Treasury

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: General during World War II; President at the end of (during) the Korean War; 34th president; Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (created the Interstate System)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 107

  89. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

    1. Germany
    2. The Soviet Union
    3. Japan
    4. Mexico

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Soviet Union; USSR; Russia

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 108

  90. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

    1. Communism
    2. Slavery
    3. British taxes
    4. The Great Depression

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Communism; Nuclear war

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 109

  91. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

    1. To win independence from Britain
    2. Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
    3. To free the slaves
    4. To stop the spread of communism

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: To stop the spread of communism

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 110

  92. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

    1. To buy new territory
    2. Because Germany attacked U.S. ships
    3. To stop the spread of communism
    4. To force Iraq out of Kuwait

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: To stop the spread of communism

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 111

  93. What did the civil rights movement do?

    1. Fought for independence from Britain
    2. Fought to end racial discrimination
    3. Ended the Great Depression
    4. Created the national parks

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Fought to end racial discrimination

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 112

  94. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?

    1. To stop communism in Vietnam
    2. Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
    3. To win independence
    4. To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 114

  95. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

    1. The Korean War
    2. War in Afghanistan
    3. The Vietnam War
    4. World War II

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: (Global) War on Terror; War in Afghanistan; War in Iraq

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 116

  96. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

    1. Cherokee
    2. Aztec
    3. Inca
    4. Maya

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Apache; Blackfeet; Cayuga; Cherokee; Cheyenne; Chippewa; Choctaw; Creek; Crow; Hopi; Huron; Inupiat; Lakota; Mohawk; Mohegan; Navajo; Oneida; Onondaga; Pueblo; Seminole; Seneca; Shawnee; Sioux; Teton; Tuscarora (full list: bia.gov)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 117

  97. Name one example of an American innovation.

    1. Gunpowder
    2. Paper
    3. The printing press
    4. The airplane

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Light bulb; Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine); Skyscrapers; Airplane; Assembly line; Landing on the moon; Integrated circuit (IC)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 118

  98. What is the capital of the United States?

    1. New York City
    2. Philadelphia
    3. Washington, D.C.
    4. Boston

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Washington, D.C.

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 119

  99. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

    1. Washington, D.C.
    2. New York Harbor (Liberty Island)
    3. Philadelphia
    4. San Francisco Bay

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: New York (Harbor); Liberty Island; also acceptable: New Jersey, near New York City, on the Hudson (River)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 120

  100. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

    1. There are 50 senators
    2. There were 50 founding fathers
    3. For 50 years of independence
    4. There is one star for each state

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (Because there is) one star for each state; (Because) each star represents a state; (Because there are) 50 states

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 122

  101. What is the name of the national anthem?

    1. America the Beautiful
    2. God Bless America
    3. The Star-Spangled Banner
    4. Yankee Doodle

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: The Star-Spangled Banner

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 123

  102. The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?

    1. In God we trust
    2. Out of many, one
    3. Liberty and justice for all
    4. Land of the free

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Out of many, one; We all become one

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 124

  103. What is Independence Day?

    1. A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence from Britain
    2. A holiday to honor soldiers who died
    3. A holiday to honor workers
    4. A holiday to celebrate the harvest

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain); The country's birthday

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 125

  104. What is Memorial Day?

    1. A holiday to honor all veterans who are living
    2. A holiday to celebrate independence
    3. A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
    4. A holiday to honor presidents

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 127

  105. What is Veterans Day?

    1. A holiday to honor soldiers who died in service
    2. A holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. military
    3. A holiday to celebrate the end of the Civil War
    4. A holiday to honor police officers

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military; A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 128

65/20 questions

  1. What is the supreme law of the land?

    1. The Declaration of Independence
    2. The Bill of Rights only
    3. Federal tax law
    4. The U.S. Constitution

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (U.S.) Constitution

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 2

  2. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

    1. 10
    2. 13
    3. 27
    4. 50

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Twenty-seven (27)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 7

  3. What is the economic system of the United States?

    1. Communism
    2. Capitalism
    3. Feudalism
    4. Socialism

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Capitalism; Free market economy

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 12

  4. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

    1. Vetoes bills
    2. Declares war
    3. Appoints federal judges
    4. Commands the military

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Writes laws; Declares war; Makes the federal budget

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 20

  5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

    1. Nancy Pelosi
    2. John Roberts
    3. Chuck Schumer
    4. Mike Johnson

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the current name.

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 30

  6. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?

    1. 2 years
    2. 4 years
    3. 6 years
    4. 8 years

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Four (4) years

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 36

  7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

    1. Joe Biden
    2. JD Vance
    3. Barack Obama
    4. Donald Trump

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the current name.

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 38

  8. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

    1. Kamala Harris
    2. Mike Pence
    3. JD Vance
    4. Mike Johnson

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the current name.

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 39

  9. Who vetoes bills?

    1. The Supreme Court
    2. The President
    3. The Senate
    4. The governors

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: The President (of the United States)

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 44

  10. What is the highest court in the United States?

    1. The Federal Court of Appeals
    2. The Supreme Court
    3. The State Supreme Court
    4. The District Court

    Answer: B. Accepted answers: Supreme Court

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 52

  11. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

    1. The president
    2. The state governor
    3. The military
    4. The United States and the flag

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: The United States; The flag

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 66

  12. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    1. The British
    2. The Spanish
    3. Africans
    4. American Indians (Native Americans)

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: American Indians; Native Americans

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 74

  13. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    1. George Washington
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Benjamin Franklin
    4. Thomas Jefferson

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: (Thomas) Jefferson

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 78

  14. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
    2. Freed the slaves
    3. Bought Louisiana from France
    4. First president of the United States

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: "Father of Our Country"; First president of the United States; General of the Continental Army; President of the Constitutional Convention

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 86

  15. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
    2. First president of the United States
    3. Bought Alaska from Russia
    4. Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); Saved (preserved) the Union; Led the U.S. during the Civil War; 16th president; Delivered the Gettysburg Address

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 94

  16. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

    1. Fought for civil rights
    2. Was the first Black president
    3. Wrote the Constitution
    4. Led the army in World War II

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: Fought for civil rights; Worked for equality for all Americans; Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 113

  17. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

    1. The Civil War ended
    2. Women got the right to vote
    3. Terrorists attacked the United States
    4. The stock market crashed

    Answer: C. Accepted answers: Terrorists attacked the United States; Terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City; Terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia; Terrorists crashed a plane aimed at Washington, D.C., in a field in Pennsylvania

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 115

  18. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

    1. Because there were 13 original colonies
    2. Because there are 13 amendments
    3. For the 13 presidents before Lincoln
    4. For the 13 founding fathers

    Answer: A. Accepted answers: (Because there were) 13 original colonies; (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 121

  19. Name three national U.S. holidays.

    1. Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day
    2. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Earth Day
    3. Easter, Groundhog Day, April Fools' Day
    4. Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day

    Answer: D. Accepted answers: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday); Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day

    Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test (M-1778), question 126

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