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Civil Rights, 9/11 & American Peoples
4 official civics questions from the 2008 version (100 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2008 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. Topic area: american history — c: recent american history and other important historical information. On test day the officer asks 10 questions from the full bank of 100 and you need 6 correct.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Answer: civil rights (movement)
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Answer: fought for civil rights
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Answer: Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
Answer: Cherokee
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- The Constitution & the Rule of Law
- The Declaration & Your First Freedoms
- Three Branches, Checks & Balances
- Congress: Senate & House
- The President: Elections, Powers & Cabinet
- The Courts & Federal vs State Powers
- The Questions That Change (your officials)
- Rights & Responsibilities of Citizens
- Civic Duties: Vote, Taxes, Selective Service
- Colonial America & Independence
- The Constitution's Birth & the Founders
- The 1800s: Louisiana, Civil War & Lincoln
- The 1900s: World Wars & the Cold War
- Civil Rights, 9/11 & American Peoples — you are here
- American Geography
- Flag, Anthem & Holidays