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2025 civics test

128 questions · 12 of 20 to pass · verified against the USCIS study guide on Jul 23, 2026. Official PDF

American Government

  1. 1.What is the form of government of the United States?
  2. 2.What is the supreme law of the land?65/20
  3. 3.Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
  4. 4.The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
  5. 5.How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
  6. 6.What does the Bill of Rights protect?
  7. 7.How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?65/20
  8. 8.Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
  9. 9.What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
  10. 10.Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
  11. 11.The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
  12. 12.What is the economic system of the United States?65/20
  13. 13.What is the rule of law?
  14. 14.Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
  15. 15.There are three branches of government. Why?
  16. 16.Name the three branches of government.
  17. 17.The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
  18. 18.What part of the federal government writes laws?
  19. 19.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  20. 20.Name one power of the U.S. Congress.65/20
  21. 21.How many U.S. senators are there?
  22. 22.How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
  23. 23.Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
  24. 24.How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
  25. 25.How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
  26. 26.Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
  27. 27.How many senators does each state have?
  28. 28.Why does each state have two senators?
  29. 29.Name your U.S. representative.
  30. 30.What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?65/20
  31. 31.Who does a U.S. senator represent?
  32. 32.Who elects U.S. senators?
  33. 33.Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
  34. 34.Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
  35. 35.Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
  36. 36.The President of the United States is elected for how many years?65/20
  37. 37.The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
  38. 38.What is the name of the President of the United States now?65/20
  39. 39.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?65/20
  40. 40.If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
  41. 41.Name one power of the president.
  42. 42.Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
  43. 43.Who signs bills to become laws?
  44. 44.Who vetoes bills?65/20
  45. 45.Who appoints federal judges?
  46. 46.The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
  47. 47.What does the President’s Cabinet do?
  48. 48.What are two Cabinet-level positions?
  49. 49.Why is the Electoral College important?
  50. 50.What is one part of the judicial branch?
  51. 51.What does the judicial branch do?
  52. 52.What is the highest court in the United States?65/20
  53. 53.How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
  54. 54.How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
  55. 55.How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
  56. 56.Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
  57. 57.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  58. 58.Name one power that is only for the federal government.
  59. 59.Name one power that is only for the states.
  60. 60.What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
  61. 61.Who is the governor of your state now?65/20
  62. 62.What is the capital of your state?
  63. 63.There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
  64. 64.Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
  65. 65.What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
  66. 66.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?65/20
  67. 67.Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
  68. 68.How can people become United States citizens?
  69. 69.What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
  70. 70.What is one way Americans can serve their country?
  71. 71.Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
  72. 72.It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

American History

  1. 73.The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
  2. 74.Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?65/20
  3. 75.What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
  4. 76.What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
  5. 77.Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
  6. 78.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?65/20
  7. 79.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
  8. 80.The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
  9. 81.There were 13 original states. Name five.
  10. 82.What founding document was written in 1787?
  11. 83.The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
  12. 84.Why were the Federalist Papers important?
  13. 85.Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
  14. 86.George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
  15. 87.Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
  16. 88.James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
  17. 89.Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
  18. 90.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  19. 91.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
  20. 92.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  21. 93.The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
  22. 94.Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
  23. 95.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  24. 96.What U.S. war ended slavery?
  25. 97.What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
  26. 98.When did all men get the right to vote?
  27. 99.Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
  28. 100.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
  29. 101.Why did the United States enter World War I?
  30. 102.When did all women get the right to vote?
  31. 103.What was the Great Depression?
  32. 104.When did the Great Depression start?
  33. 105.Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
  34. 106.Why did the United States enter World War II?
  35. 107.Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
  36. 108.Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
  37. 109.During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
  38. 110.Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
  39. 111.Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
  40. 112.What did the civil rights movement do?
  41. 113.Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
  42. 114.Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
  43. 115.What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?65/20
  44. 116.Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
  45. 117.Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
  46. 118.Name one example of an American innovation.

2008 civics test

100 questions · 6 of 10 to pass · verified against the USCIS study guide on Sep 14, 2026. Official PDF

American Government

  1. 1.What is the supreme law of the land?
  2. 2.What does the Constitution do?
  3. 3.The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
  4. 4.What is an amendment?
  5. 5.What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  6. 6.What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?65/20
  7. 7.How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  8. 8.What did the Declaration of Independence do?
  9. 9.What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
  10. 10.What is freedom of religion?
  11. 11.What is the economic system in the United States?65/20
  12. 12.What is the “rule of law”?
  13. 13.Name one branch or part of the government.65/20
  14. 14.What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  15. 15.Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  16. 16.Who makes federal laws?
  17. 17.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?65/20
  18. 18.How many U.S. Senators are there?
  19. 19.We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
  20. 20.Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?65/20
  21. 21.The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
  22. 22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
  23. 23.Name your U.S. Representative.
  24. 24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
  25. 25.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  26. 26.We elect a President for how many years?
  27. 27.In what month do we vote for President?65/20
  28. 28.What is the name of the President of the United States now?65/20
  29. 29.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
  30. 30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  31. 31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  32. 32.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
  33. 33.Who signs bills to become laws?
  34. 34.Who vetoes bills?
  35. 35.What does the President’s Cabinet do?
  36. 36.What are two Cabinet-level positions?
  37. 37.What does the judicial branch do?
  38. 38.What is the highest court in the United States?
  39. 39.How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  40. 40.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  41. 41.Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
  42. 42.Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
  43. 43.Who is the Governor of your state now?
  44. 44.What is the capital of your state?65/20
  45. 45.What are the two major political parties in the United States?65/20
  46. 46.What is the political party of the President now?
  47. 47.What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
  48. 48.There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
  49. 49.What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?65/20
  50. 50.Name one right only for United States citizens.
  51. 51.What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
  52. 52.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  53. 53.What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
  54. 54.How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?65/20
  55. 55.What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
  56. 56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?65/20
  57. 57.When must all men register for the Selective Service?

American History

  1. 58.What is one reason colonists came to America?
  2. 59.Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  3. 60.What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
  4. 61.Why did the colonists fight the British?
  5. 62.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  6. 63.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
  7. 64.There were 13 original states. Name three.
  8. 65.What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
  9. 66.When was the Constitution written?
  10. 67.The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
  11. 68.What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
  12. 69.Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  13. 70.Who was the first President?65/20
  14. 71.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  15. 72.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
  16. 73.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  17. 74.Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
  18. 75.What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?65/20
  19. 76.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  20. 77.What did Susan B. Anthony do?
  21. 78.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.65/20
  22. 79.Who was President during World War I?
  23. 80.Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
  24. 81.Who did the United States fight in World War II?
  25. 82.Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
  26. 83.During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  27. 84.What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
  28. 85.What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?65/20
  29. 86.What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
  30. 87.Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

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