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6 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 — a: principles of american government. On test day the officer asks up to 20 questions from the full bank of 128 and you need 12 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, how it can be changed, how many changes exist, and what the Bill of Rights protects.
The Constitution does several things. It forms the government, defines the parts and powers of government, and protects the rights of the people. On the test, any one of those answers is correct. The simplest to remember: it forms the government and protects rights.
The Constitution opens with the words We the People. The bank asks what this means — the answer is self-government, or popular sovereignty, or consent of the governed. All those are accepted. The power of government comes from the people, not from a king.
Changes to the Constitution are called amendments. The amendment process is the official way to add or change something. Today the Constitution has twenty-seven amendments. Remember: twenty-seven, not ten. Ten is just the Bill of Rights, which is the first ten. The total is twenty-seven.
The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It protects the basic rights of Americans — and of people living in the United States, not only citizens. The test asks what the Bill of Rights protects: the basic rights of Americans, or the basic rights of people living in the United States.
Ten and twenty-seven answer different questions. The first ten amendments are the Bill of Rights. The Constitution has twenty-seven amendments in total. Listen for whether the question asks for the first group or the total.
Here is the summary. The Constitution is the supreme law. Changes come through amendments. There are twenty-seven total. The first ten are the Bill of Rights, protecting everyone living in the United States. The card deck ahead will drill each fact until it is instant.
Quick self-check before we drill the cards. Without looking, try to answer this in your head: What is the supreme law of the land? Picture your answer — then the cards will confirm it. If it came easily, great. If not, that is exactly what to watch for.
What is the supreme law of the land?
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
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The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?
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How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
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What does the Bill of Rights protect?
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How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
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