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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 up to 10 questions from the full bank of 100 and you need 6 correct.
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This session is about the United States Constitution — the supreme law of the land. Nothing sits above it. We will cover what the Constitution does, the words it opens with, how it changes through amendments, how many amendments there are, and what the Bill of Rights is.
Question: What is the supreme law of the land? The accepted answer is: the Constitution. Supreme and Constitution both start strong — the Constitution is the supreme law. "Supreme law" means the highest law. No law can go above the Constitution.
Question: What does the Constitution do? The accepted answer is: sets up the government | defines the government | protects basic rights of Americans. The Constitution SETS UP the government — say "sets up," the 2008 wording. The Constitution builds the government and protects your rights. (2008 wording: "sets up" — say it that way.)
Question: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? The accepted answer is: We the People. We the People — three words, the people hold the power. The Constitution starts with "We the People" — the people hold the power.
Question: What is an amendment? The accepted answer is: a change (to the Constitution) | an addition (to the Constitution). Amend = a change or an addition — one word covers both. An amendment is a change or an addition to the Constitution.
Question: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? The accepted answer is: the Bill of Rights. First 10 amendments = Bill of Rights, no more no less. First 10 amendments = the Bill of Rights.
Question: How many amendments does the Constitution have? The accepted answer is: twenty-seven (27). Twenty-seven amendments — 2+7, the lucky changes; say the number out loud, the test is oral. 27 changes in total. (The first 10 are the Bill of Rights — but the answer here is 27, not 10.)
Question: What is the “rule of law”? The accepted answer is: Everyone must follow the law. | Leaders must obey the law. | Government must obey the law. | No one is above the law.. Rule of law: nobody is above the law, not even leaders. Even leaders and the government must follow the law.
Ten is the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights; twenty-seven is the total number of amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law. The rule of law means that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law. Each phrase answers a different question.
Summary: the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, it begins with We the People, an amendment is a change or addition, there are twenty-seven amendments total, and the rule of law means no one — not even leaders — is above the law. The flashcard deck ahead drills every one of these.
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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What does the Constitution do?
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
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What is an amendment?
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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What is the “rule of law”?
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