USCIS Civics Test — 2025
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Question 1 of 10
Integrated Civics
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
A Hudson River
B Mississippi River
C Rio Grande
D Colorado River
Explanation
The Missouri (~2,341 mi) and Mississippi (~2,320 mi) are the two longest U.S. rivers.
Question 2 of 10
American Government
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
A the Bill of Rights
B the Articles of Confederation
C the Federalist Papers
D the Declaration of Independence
Explanation
The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights and protect individual liberties.
Question 3 of 10
American History
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A the British
B the French
C American Indians (Native Americans)
D the Spanish
Explanation
American Indians (Native Americans) lived in America for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
Question 4 of 10
American History
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
A Africans
B Europeans
C Native Americans
D Asians
Explanation
Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to America starting in the early 17th century.
Question 5 of 10
American History
What is one reason colonists came to America?
A religious freedom and economic opportunity
B to fight the Civil War
C to gain U.S. citizenship
D to build the railroads
Explanation
Colonists came for freedom, religious liberty, economic opportunity, and to escape persecution.
Question 6 of 10
American History
Why did the colonists fight the British?
A because the British banned slavery
B because the British were Catholics
C because the British wanted to free the slaves
D because of high taxes without representation
Explanation
Colonists protested taxation without representation, quartering of British troops, and lack of self-government.
Question 7 of 10
American Government
What does the Constitution do?
A elects the President
B declares war on Britain
C sets up the government and protects basic rights
D writes the federal budget
Explanation
The Constitution establishes the government, defines its branches, and protects basic rights.
Question 8 of 10
American Government
What is an amendment?
A a Supreme Court ruling
B a state law
C a change to the Constitution
D a presidential order
Explanation
An amendment is a formal change or addition to the Constitution.
Question 9 of 10
American History
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A Thomas Jefferson
B George Washington
C Benjamin Franklin
D John Adams
Explanation
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Question 10 of 10
American Government
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A Of the People
B Life and Liberty
C In Order to
D We the People
Explanation
The Constitution opens with 'We the People,' establishing that the government draws power from citizens.

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