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Sample U.S. Naturalization Civics Test practice questions from every topic, with the correct answer and why, from a bank of 150. Questions are written from the official study material on uscis.gov. Reviewed November 10, 2026.
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Quiz me on these →📜 Principles of Government (18)
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What is the supreme law of the land?
Answer: The Constitution
The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. No federal or state law may contradict it.
What does the Constitution do?
Answer: Sets up and defines the government
The Constitution sets up the government, defines it, and protects the basic rights of Americans.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Answer: We the People
"We the People" expresses that the government gets its power from the people.
What is an amendment?
Answer: A change or addition to the Constitution
An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments, ratified in 1791, are called the Bill of Rights.
🏛️ System of Government (52)
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Name one branch or part of the government.
Answer: Congress (legislative)
The three branches are legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (the courts).
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Answer: Checks and balances
Checks and balances and the separation of powers keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Answer: The President
The President leads the executive branch.
Who makes federal laws?
Answer: Congress
Congress — the Senate and House of Representatives — makes federal laws.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer: The Senate and House of Representatives
Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
🗳️ Rights & Responsibilities (14)
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Answer: Serve on a jury
Only citizens can serve on a jury and vote in federal elections. Everyone in the U.S. must pay taxes and obey the law.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
Answer: 18 and older
The 26th Amendment set the voting age at 18.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
Answer: April 15
Federal income tax returns are usually due on April 15.
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Answer: Give up loyalty to other countries
In the Oath of Allegiance you promise to give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution, obey U.S. laws, and serve the nation if needed.
What is one right only for United States citizens?
Answer: Vote in a federal election
Voting in federal elections and running for federal office are rights only for citizens.
🔔 Colonial Period & Independence (20)
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Answer: American Indians (Native Americans)
American Indians, also called Native Americans, lived in America long before Europeans arrived.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Answer: Because of taxation without representation
Colonists fought because of high taxes without representation, British soldiers in their homes, and lack of self-government.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Answer: July 4, 1776
The Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776 — now celebrated as Independence Day.
There were 13 original states. Name one.
Answer: Virginia
The 13 original states included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
⚖️ The 1800s (11)
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Answer: The Louisiana Territory
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 roughly doubled the size of the United States.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Answer: The Civil War
The Civil War (1861–1865) was fought between the Northern states and the Southern states.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Answer: Freed the slaves in the Confederate states
Issued by Lincoln in 1863, it freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Answer: Saved (preserved) the Union
Lincoln freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation), saved the Union, and led the U.S. during the Civil War.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Answer: Fought for women's rights
Susan B. Anthony fought for women's rights and civil rights, including the right to vote.
🕊️ Recent American History (21)
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Who was President during World War I?
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was President during World War I.
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Answer: Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt led the country through the Great Depression and most of World War II.
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Answer: Japan, Germany, and Italy
The U.S. fought the Axis powers: Japan, Germany, and Italy.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
Answer: World War II
Dwight D. Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Answer: Communism
The main concern during the Cold War was the spread of communism.
🗽 Geography, Symbols & Holidays (14)
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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Answer: Mississippi River
The two longest rivers are the Missouri and the Mississippi.
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast.
What is the capital of the United States?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. has been the capital since 1800.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: New York Harbor (Liberty Island)
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
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