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100 civics questions (2008 version) with Vietnamese answers

The 2008 civics test applies to N-400 applications filed before October 20, 2025. A USCIS officer asks up to 10 questions from the list of 100. You must answer 6 correctly to pass.

Source: USCIS

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American Government

  1. 1. What is the supreme law of the land?

    the Constitution

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  2. 2. What does the Constitution do?

    sets up the government

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  3. 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

    We the People

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  4. 4. What is an amendment?

    a change (to the Constitution)

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  5. 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

    the Bill of Rights

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  6. 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

    speech

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  7. 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

    twenty-seven (27)

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  8. 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

    announced our independence (from Great Britain)

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  9. 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

    life

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  10. 10. What is freedom of religion?

    You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

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  11. 11. What is the economic system in the United States?

    capitalist economy

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  12. 12. What is the "rule of law"?

    Everyone must follow the law.

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  13. 13. Name one branch or part of the government.

    Congress

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  14. 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

    checks and balances

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  15. 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

    the President

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  16. 16. Who makes federal laws?

    Congress

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

    the Senate and House (of Representatives)

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  18. 18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

    one hundred (100)

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  19. 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

    six (6)

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  20. 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?

    Answers will vary

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  21. 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

    four hundred thirty-five (435)

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  22. 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

    two (2)

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  23. 23. Name your U.S. Representative.

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

    all people of the state

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  25. 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

    (because of) the state's population

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  26. 26. We elect a President for how many years?

    four (4)

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  27. 27. In what month do we vote for President?

    November

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

    Donald Trump

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

    JD Vance

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

    the Vice President

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  31. 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

    the Speaker of the House

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

    the President

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  33. 33. Who signs bills to become laws?

    the President

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  34. 34. Who vetoes bills?

    the President

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  35. 35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

    advises the President

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  36. 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

    Secretary of Agriculture

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  37. 37. What does the judicial branch do?

    reviews laws

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

    the Supreme Court

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  39. 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

    nine (9)

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

    John Roberts

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  41. 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

    to print money

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  42. 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

    provide schooling and education

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  43. 43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

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  44. 44. What is the capital of your state?

    Answers will vary

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  45. 45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

    Democratic and Republican

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  46. 46. What is the political party of the President now?

    Republican (Party)

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

    Mike Johnson

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

    Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

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  49. 49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

    serve on a jury

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  50. 50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

    vote in a federal election

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

    freedom of expression

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

    the United States

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  53. 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

    give up loyalty to other countries

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  54. 54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

    eighteen (18) and older

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  55. 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

    vote

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  56. 56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

    April 15

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  57. 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

    at age eighteen (18)

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American History

  1. 58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

    freedom

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  2. 59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    American Indians

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  3. 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

    Africans

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  4. 61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

    because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

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  5. 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    (Thomas) Jefferson

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  6. 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

    July 4, 1776

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  7. 64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

    New Hampshire

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  8. 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

    The Constitution was written.

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  9. 66. When was the Constitution written?

    1787

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

    (James) Madison

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  11. 68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

    U.S. diplomat

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  12. 69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

    (George) Washington

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  13. 70. Who was the first President?

    (George) Washington

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

    the Louisiana Territory

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

    War of 1812

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  16. 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

    the Civil War

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  17. 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

    slavery

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  18. 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

    freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

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  19. 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    freed the slaves

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  20. 77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

    fought for women's rights

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

    World War I

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  22. 79. Who was President during World War I?

    (Woodrow) Wilson

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  23. 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

    (Franklin) Roosevelt

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  24. 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

    Japan, Germany, and Italy

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  25. 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

    World War II

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  26. 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

    Communism

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  27. 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

    civil rights (movement)

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  28. 85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

    fought for civil rights

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

    Terrorists attacked the United States.

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  30. 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

    Cherokee

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Symbols & Holidays

  1. 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

    Missouri (River)

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  2. 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

    Pacific (Ocean)

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  3. 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

    Atlantic (Ocean)

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  4. 91. Name one U.S. territory.

    Puerto Rico

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  5. 92. Name one state that borders Canada.

    Maine

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  6. 93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

    California

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  7. 94. What is the capital of the United States?

    Washington, D.C.

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  8. 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

    New York (Harbor)

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  9. 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

    because there were 13 original colonies

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  10. 97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

    because there is one star for each state

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  11. 98. What is the name of the national anthem?

    The Star-Spangled Banner

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  12. 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

    July 4

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  13. 100. Name two national U.S. holidays.

    New Year's Day

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