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Judiciary & Supreme Court

7 official civics questions from the 2025 version (128 questions) of the USCIS naturalization test — the 2025 test applies if USCIS received your Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Topic area: american government — b: system of government. On test day the officer asks 20 questions from the full bank of 128 and you need 12 correct.

  1. What is one part of the judicial branch?

    Answer: Supreme Court

  2. What does the judicial branch do?

    Answer: Reviews laws

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

    Answer: Supreme Court

  4. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

    Answer: Nine (9)

  5. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

    Answer: Five (5)

  6. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

    Answer: (For) life

  7. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

    Answer: To be independent (of politics)

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