U.S. Citizenship Test Flashcards (2025): All 128 Official Questions
Study all 128 official USCIS 2025 civics questions in order, with accepted answers and current-answer guidance.
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U.S. Citizenship Test Flashcards (2025)
Study all 128 official USCIS civics questions in their published order. Each card puts only the question on the front and USCIS-accepted response guidance on the back.
Who this deck is for
USCIS administers the 2025 civics test to applicants who filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Applicants who filed earlier take the 2008 test. For the 2025 test, an officer asks up to 20 questions and you must answer at least 12 correctly.
If you are 65 or older and have been a lawful permanent resident for at least 20 years when you file Form N-400, you do not need to study all 128 questions. Review USCIS exceptions and accommodations and the official 2025 question bank for eligibility details and the 20 questions marked with an asterisk.
What is included
- All 128 official questions, numbered and ordered exactly like the USCIS bank
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uscistag on every card for easy deck filtering - Current federal officeholder answers verified on August 11, 2026
Important
USCIS may accept additional correct answers, but applicants are encouraged to use the responses provided in the official question bank.
Some answers change after elections or appointments, and some depend on where you live. Recheck the official USCIS test updates immediately before your naturalization interview.
This independent study aid is not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It does not use the USCIS or DHS seal.
Sources and license
Questions and accepted-answer guidance come from the official USCIS 2025 civics test question bank. U.S. federal government source material is a U.S. Government work/public domain. Original organization, notes, and cover artwork are dedicated under CC0-1.0.
Release date: August 11, 2026.
معاينات البطاقات
الأمام
- What is the form of government of the United States?
الخلف
- Republic
- Constitution-based federal republic
- Representative democracy
الأمام
- What is the supreme law of the land?
الخلف
- (U.S.) Constitution
الأمام
- Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
الخلف
- Forms the government
- Defines powers of government
- Defines the parts of government
- Protects the rights of the people
الأمام
- The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
الخلف
- Self-government
- Popular sovereignty
- Consent of the governed
- People should govern themselves
- (Example of) social contract
الأمام
- How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
الخلف
- Amendments
- The amendment process
الأمام
- What does the Bill of Rights protect?
الخلف
- (The basic) rights of Americans
- (The basic) rights of people living in the United States
الأمام
- How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
الخلف
- Twenty-seven (27)
الأمام
- Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
الخلف
- It says America is free from British control.
- It says all people are created equal.
- It identifies inherent rights.
- It identifies individual freedoms.
الأمام
- What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
الخلف
- Declaration of Independence
الأمام
- Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
الخلف
- Equality
- Liberty
- Social contract
- Natural rights
- Limited government
- Self-government
الأمام
- The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
الخلف
- Declaration of Independence
الأمام
- What is the economic system of the United States?
الخلف
- Capitalism
- Free market economy
الأمام
- What is the rule of law?
الخلف
- Everyone must follow the law.
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Government must obey the law.
- No one is above the law.
الأمام
- Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
الخلف
- 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
الأمام
- There are three branches of government. Why?
الخلف
- So one part does not become too powerful
- Checks and balances
- Separation of powers
الأمام
- Name the three branches of government.
الخلف
- Legislative, executive, and judicial
- Congress, president, and the courts
الأمام
- The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
الخلف
- Executive branch
الأمام
- What part of the federal government writes laws?
الخلف
- (U.S.) Congress
- (U.S. or national) legislature
- Legislative branch
الأمام
- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
الخلف
- Senate and House (of Representatives)
الأمام
- Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
الخلف
- Writes laws
- Declares war
- Makes the federal budget
الأمام
- How many U.S. senators are there?
الخلف
- One hundred (100)
الأمام
- How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
الخلف
- Six (6) years
الأمام
- Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
الخلف
- Answers will vary. Name one current U.S. senator from your state.
- District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories may answer that D.C. or their territory has no U.S. senators.
- Find your current senators at https://www.congress.gov/members.
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
الخلف
- Four hundred thirty-five (435)
الأمام
- How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
الخلف
- Two (2) years
الأمام
- Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
الخلف
- To more closely follow public opinion
الأمام
- How many senators does each state have?
الخلف
- Two (2)
الأمام
- Why does each state have two senators?
الخلف
- Equal representation (for small states)
- The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
الأمام
- Name your U.S. representative.
الخلف
- Answers will vary. Name your current U.S. representative.
- Residents of territories may name their nonvoting Delegate or Resident Commissioner, or state that the territory has no voting representative in Congress.
- Find your current representative at https://www.congress.gov/members.
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
الخلف
- Mike Johnson
- Johnson
- James Michael Johnson
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- Who does a U.S. senator represent?
الخلف
- Citizens of their state
- People of their state
الأمام
- Who elects U.S. senators?
الخلف
- Citizens from their state
الأمام
- Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
الخلف
- Citizens in their (congressional) district
- Citizens in their district
- People from their (congressional) district
- People in their district
الأمام
- Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
الخلف
- Citizens from their (congressional) district
الأمام
- Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
الخلف
- (Because of) the state’s population
- (Because) they have more people
- (Because) some states have more people
الأمام
- The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
الخلف
- Four (4) years
الأمام
- The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
الخلف
- (Because of) the 22nd Amendment
- To keep the president from becoming too powerful
الأمام
- What is the name of the President of the United States now?
الخلف
- Donald J. Trump
- Donald Trump
- Trump
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
الخلف
- JD Vance
- Vance
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
الخلف
- The Vice President (of the United States)
الأمام
- Name one power of the president.
الخلف
- Signs bills into law
- Vetoes bills
- Enforces laws
- Commander in Chief (of the military)
- Chief diplomat
- Appoints federal judges
الأمام
- Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
الخلف
- The President (of the United States)
الأمام
- Who signs bills to become laws?
الخلف
- The President (of the United States)
الأمام
- Who vetoes bills?
الخلف
- The President (of the United States)
الأمام
- Who appoints federal judges?
الخلف
- The President (of the United States)
الأمام
- The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
الخلف
- President (of the United States)
- Cabinet
- Federal departments and agencies
الأمام
- What does the President’s Cabinet do?
الخلف
- Advises the President (of the United States)
الأمام
- What are two Cabinet-level positions?
الخلف
- Attorney General
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Education
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Secretary of the Interior
- Secretary of Labor
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary of War (Defense)
- Vice-President
- Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Director of National Intelligence
- United States Trade Representative
الأمام
- Why is the Electoral College important?
الخلف
- It decides who is elected president.
- It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
الأمام
- What is one part of the judicial branch?
الخلف
- Supreme Court
- Federal Courts
الأمام
- What does the judicial branch do?
الخلف
- Reviews laws
- Explains laws
- Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
- Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
الأمام
- What is the highest court in the United States?
الخلف
- Supreme Court
الأمام
- How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
الخلف
- Nine (9)
الأمام
- How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
الخلف
- Five (5)
الأمام
- How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
الخلف
- (For) life
- Lifetime appointment
- (Until) retirement
الأمام
- Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
الخلف
- To be independent (of politics)
- To limit outside (political) influence
الأمام
- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
الخلف
- John Roberts
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Roberts
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- Name one power that is only for the federal government.
الخلف
- Print paper money
- Mint coins
- Declare war
- Create an army
- Make treaties
- Set foreign policy
الأمام
- Name one power that is only for the states.
الخلف
- Provide schooling and education
- Provide protection (police)
- Provide safety (fire departments)
- Give a driver’s license
- Approve zoning and land use
الأمام
- What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
الخلف
- (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
الأمام
- Who is the governor of your state now?
الخلف
- Answers will vary. Name the current governor of your state.
- District of Columbia residents may answer that D.C. does not have a governor.
- Find your current governor at https://www.usa.gov/states-and-territories.
Current-answer guidance verified against USCIS on August 11, 2026. Recheck USCIS test updates before your interview.
الأمام
- What is the capital of your state?
الخلف
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]
Location-dependent: personalize this answer for your state or territory before studying.
الأمام
- There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
الخلف
- 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 can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
الأمام
- Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
الخلف
- Citizens
- Citizens of the United States
- U.S. citizens
الأمام
- What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
الخلف
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom to petition the government
- Freedom of religion
- The right to bear arms
الأمام
- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
الخلف
- The United States
- The flag
الأمام
- Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
الخلف
- Give up loyalty to other countries
- Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
- Obey the laws of the United States
- Serve in the military (if needed)
- Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
- Be loyal to the United States
الأمام
- How can people become United States citizens?
الخلف
- Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
- Naturalize
- Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
الأمام
- What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
الخلف
- 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 (on an issue)
- Contact elected officials
- Support or oppose an issue or policy
- Write to a newspaper
الأمام
- What is one way Americans can serve their country?
الخلف
- Vote
- Pay taxes
- Obey the law
- Serve in the military
- Run for office
- Work for local, state, or federal government
الأمام
- Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
الخلف
- Required by law
- All people pay to fund the federal government
- Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
- Civic duty
الأمام
- It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
الخلف
- Required by law
- Civic duty
- Makes the draft fair, if needed
الأمام
- The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
الخلف
- Freedom
- Political liberty
- Religious freedom
- Economic opportunity
- Escape persecution
الأمام
- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
الخلف
- American Indians
- Native Americans
الأمام
- What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
الخلف
- Africans
- People from Africa
الأمام
- What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
الخلف
- American Revolution
- The (American) Revolutionary War
- War for (American) Independence
الأمام
- Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
الخلف
- High taxes
- Taxation without representation
- British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)
- They did not have self-government
- Boston Massacre
- Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
- Stamp Act
- Sugar Act
- Townshend Acts
- Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
الأمام
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
الخلف
- (Thomas) Jefferson
الأمام
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
الخلف
- July 4, 1776
الأمام
- The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
الخلف
- (Battle of) Bunker Hill
- Declaration of Independence
- Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton)
- (Battle of) Saratoga
- Valley Forge (Encampment)
- (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown)
الأمام
- There were 13 original states. Name five.
الخلف
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
الأمام
- What founding document was written in 1787?
الخلف
- (U.S.) Constitution
الأمام
- The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
الخلف
- (James) Madison
- (Alexander) Hamilton
- (John) Jay
- Publius
الأمام
- Why were the Federalist Papers important?
الخلف
- They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
- They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution.
الأمام
- Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- Founded the first free public libraries
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- Helped write the Declaration of Independence
- Inventor
- U.S. diplomat
الأمام
- George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- “Father of Our Country”
- First president of the United States
- General of the Continental Army
- President of the Constitutional Convention
الأمام
- Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Third president of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
- First Secretary of State
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
الأمام
- James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- “Father of the Constitution”
- Fourth president of the United States
- President during the War of 1812
- One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
الأمام
- Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- 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
الأمام
- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
الخلف
- Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
الأمام
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
الخلف
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
الأمام
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
الخلف
- The Civil War
الأمام
- The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
الخلف
- (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.
الأمام
- Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
الأمام
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
الخلف
- Freed the slaves
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
الأمام
- What U.S. war ended slavery?
الخلف
- The Civil War
الأمام
- What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
الخلف
- 14th Amendment
الأمام
- When did all men get the right to vote?
الخلف
- After the Civil War
- During Reconstruction
- (With the) 15th Amendment
- 1870
الأمام
- Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
الخلف
- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Lucretia Mott
- Lucy Stone
الأمام
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
الخلف
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
الأمام
- Why did the United States enter World War I?
الخلف
- 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)
الأمام
- When did all women get the right to vote?
الخلف
- 1920
- After World War I
- (With the) 19th Amendment
الأمام
- What was the Great Depression?
الخلف
- Longest economic recession in modern history
الأمام
- When did the Great Depression start?
الخلف
- The Great Crash (1929)
- Stock market crash of 1929
الأمام
- Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
الخلف
- (Franklin) Roosevelt
الأمام
- Why did the United States enter World War II?
الخلف
- (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)
الأمام
- Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- General during World War II
- President at the end of (during) the Korean War
- 34th president of the United States
- Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
الأمام
- Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
الخلف
- Soviet Union
- USSR
- Russia
الأمام
- During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
الخلف
- Communism
- Nuclear war
الأمام
- Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
الخلف
- To stop the spread of communism
الأمام
- Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
الخلف
- To stop the spread of communism
الأمام
- What did the civil rights movement do?
الخلف
- Fought to end racial discrimination
الأمام
- Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
الخلف
- 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”
الأمام
- Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
الخلف
- To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
الأمام
- What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
الخلف
- Terrorists attacked the United States
- Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
- Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
الأمام
- Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
الخلف
- (Global) War on Terror
- War in Afghanistan
- War in Iraq
الأمام
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
الخلف
- 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
For the complete current list, see the BIA Tribal Leaders Directory.
الأمام
- Name one example of an American innovation.
الخلف
- Light bulb
- Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
- Skyscrapers
- Airplane
- Assembly line
- Landing on the moon
- Integrated circuit (IC)
الأمام
- What is the capital of the United States?
الخلف
- Washington, D.C.
الأمام
- Where is the Statue of Liberty?
الخلف
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
الأمام
- Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
الخلف
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
الأمام
- Why does the flag have 50 stars?
الخلف
- (Because there is) one star for each state
- (Because) each star represents a state
- (Because there are) 50 states
الأمام
- What is the name of the national anthem?
الخلف
- The Star-Spangled Banner
الأمام
- The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
الخلف
- Out of many, one
- We all become one
الأمام
- What is Independence Day?
الخلف
- A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
- The country’s birthday
الأمام
- Name three national U.S. holidays.
الخلف
- 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
الأمام
- What is Memorial Day?
الخلف
- A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
الأمام
- What is Veterans Day?
الخلف
- A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
- A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)