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Civics Questions and Answers for the 65/20 Special Consideration

These are the questions from the regular test providing by USCIS for those applicants over 65 who qualify by having 20 years or more of legal permanent residence status. Ten questions will be asked and a passing score is six correct answers. Modifications of the answers are generally acceptable as long as the meaning is clear.

Extracted from Civics questions and answers for the 65/20 special consideration with annotations of the question number in the bank of 128 questions for the 2025 text.

Audio of the files in English and Spanish (unofficial translations) are available by clicking the Audio links.

[IMPORTANT: Don't study the wrong questions! If you applied after October 20, 2025, you MUST study this set of questions from the 2025 test, not the questions in the old 100-question test.]
[IMPORTANTE: ¡No estudies las preguntas equivocadas! Si presentaste tu solicitud después del 20 de octubre de 2025, DEBES estudiar este conjunto de preguntas del examen de 2025, no las preguntas del antiguo examen de 100 preguntas.]

Other Practice / Otra pratica

Practice how to spell your name out loud. / Practicar cómo decir tu dirección en voz alta.

Practice how to say your address out load. / Practicarcómo deletrear tu nombre en voz alta.

Practice how to say your phone number and email address out load. / Practicar cómo decir tu número de teléfono y dirección de correo electrónico en voz alta.

Practice interview vocabulary. / Practicar vocabulario para tu entrevista.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

A: Principles of American Government

1. What is the supreme law of the land? *(2025 Q2)
  • (U.S.) Constitution
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2. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? *(2025 Q7)
  • Twenty-seven (27)
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3. What is the economic system of the United States? *(2025 Q12)
  • Capitalism
  • Free market economy
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B: System of Government

4. Name one power of the U.S. Congress. *(2025 Q20)
  • Writes laws
  • Declares war
  • Makes the federal budget
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5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? *(2025 Q30)
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6. The President of the United States is elected for how many years? *(2025 Q36)
  • Four (4) years
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7. What is the name of the President of the United States now? *(2025 Q38)
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8. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? *(2025 Q39)
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9. Who vetoes bills? *(2025 Q44)
  • The President (of the United States)
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10. What is the highest court in the United States? *(2025 Q52)
  • Supreme Court
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11. Who is the governor of your state now? *(2025 Q61)
  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
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C: Rights and Responsibilities

12. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? *(2025 Q66)
  • The United States
  • The flag
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AMERICAN HISTORY

A: Colonial Period and Independence

13. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? *(2025 Q74)
  • American Indians
  • Native Americans
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14. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? *(2025 Q78)
  • (Thomas) Jefferson
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15. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. *(2025 Q86)
  • "Father of Our Country"
  • First president of the United States
  • General of the Continental Army
  • President of the Constitutional Convention
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B: 1800s

16. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. *(2025 Q94)
  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Saved (or preserved) the Union
  • Led the United States during the Civil War
  • 16th president of the United States
  • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
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C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

17. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. *(2025 Q113)
  • Fought for civil rights
  • Worked for equality for all Americans
  • Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
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18. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? *(2025 Q115)
  • Terrorists attacked the United States
  • Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
  • Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
  • Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
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SYMBOLS AND HOLIDAYS

A: Symbols

19. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? *(2025 Q121)
  • (Because there were) 13 original colonies
  • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
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B: Holidays

20. Name three national U.S. holidays. *(2025 Q126)
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday)
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
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