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The Constitution & the Rule of Law
7 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 government — a: principles of american democracy. On test day the officer asks 10 questions from the full bank of 100 and you need 6 correct.
What is the supreme law of the land?
Answer: the Constitution
What does the Constitution do?
Answer: sets up the government
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Answer: We the People
What is an amendment?
Answer: a change (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Answer: the Bill of Rights
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Answer: twenty-seven (27)
What is the “rule of law”?
Answer: Everyone must follow the law.
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