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5 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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Before the Constitution, the colonists needed to announce their break from Britain. The Declaration of Independence did that. This session covers what the Declaration says, why it matters, and the ideas it shares with the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence is important because it said America is free from British control. It also says all people are created equal, and it identifies inherent rights and individual freedoms. Any one of those is an accepted answer to why the Declaration is important.
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness are in the Declaration of Independence. That is the listed answer to this question.
The test asks you to name two important ideas shared by the Declaration and the Constitution. The accepted list includes equality, liberty, social contract, natural rights, limited government, and self-government. Pick any two — any two from that list is a correct answer.
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. The easiest to remember is the Declaration of Independence itself. Other accepted answers include the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, the Mayflower Compact, and several others. You only need to name one.
The Declaration of Independence announced independence from Great Britain. The Constitution forms the government and defines its powers. Connect each document to its purpose before practicing the dates: 1776 for the Declaration, 1787 for the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence announced freedom from Britain in seventeen seventy-six. The Constitution built the government in seventeen eighty-seven. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness belong to the Declaration. The flashcards ahead will lock in every detail.
Quick self-check before we drill the cards. Without looking, try to answer this in your head: What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain? Picture your answer — then the cards will confirm it. If it came easily, great. If not, that is exactly what to watch for. Let us lock it in.
Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
Give one of these accepted answers:
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Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
Give one of these accepted answers:
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
Accepted answer:
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Give 2 different answers from this list:
The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
Accepted answer:
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Give one of these accepted answers:
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