STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW VERSION OF THE NATURALIZATION EXAM - Learn the U.S. Civics and Government

Sep 29, 2026

Study questions and model answers for the naturalization exam’s “American Government Questions” section. Covers core civics topics including the Constitution, amendments, the Bill of Rights, and freedoms such as freedom of religion. Includes questions on the Declaration of Independence, economic systems, the rule of law, and the U.S. system of government. Reviews the three branches, checks and balances, legislative structure, and basic facts about senators and representatives.

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American Government Questions

Principles of American Democracy

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System of Government

STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW VERSION OF THE NATURALIZATION EXAM ѷ ѥщѥєѯѠдќѥѠѝѠэдѥіѱѠь рнѥ мэ Ѳўєҕ зѼѥщѥєэѥкѠзѼѥшѠэѲѳўјѥѕзѼѥшѠэњѕь кѯѠклѥдѝѥєѥіщшѠэзѼѥщѥєѳѲьўјѥѕѵ Ѱшҕ зњѥєўєѥѕѯўѠьь ўѠѯёіѥѣњҕ ѥзѼѥшѠэєѥддњҕ ѥўкзѼѥшѠэ ъҕ ѥьлѣѠкшѠэзѼѥщѥєўкзѼѥщѥєлѥдіѥѕдѥізѼѥшѠэѲѳ ѯьѯѕѰшҕѯьзѼѥщѥєѱчѕѯмёѥѣѲшѠэєѥддњҕѥўѷ зѼѥшѠэ ъҕ ѥьлѣдщѥєзѼѥщѥє 10 ѠѰјѣъҕ ѥьлѣѠкшѠэѲдўдѠлѥдкўєч 10 Ѡ | QUESTIONS | ANSWERS | | --- | --- | | Ѽзѥщѥє | ѼзѥшѠэ | | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS | | | ѷ
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зѥщѥєѯдѕњдэіуэѥјеѠкѠѯєідь | | | Principles of American Democracy | | | ўдюіѣнѥюѳшѕеѠкѠѯєь | | | 1. What is the supreme law of the land? | The Constitution | | 1. ѠѣѳіѠдсўєѥѕкчеѠкѰяҕ ьь? | Ѥ
іуыіієр | | 2. What does the Constitution do? | Sets up the government; defines the government; protects basic rights of Americans | | 2. уыіієрўѥѲч? | Ѹ
чкуэѥј; дѦўьчдѥіѯьуэѥј;юдѠкъеѠкнѥњѠѯєь | | 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? | “We the People” | | 3. ѰьњзњѥєчеѠкдѥіюдзіѠкшьѯѠкѲьуыіієрѠ ѝѥєзѼѥзѼѥѯўјҕ ѥѠѠѣѳі? | “ѯіѥѠюіѣнѥнь” | | 4. What is an amendment? | A change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution) | | 4. ѠѣѳіѠдѥіѰѳеуыіієр? | дѥіѯюѕьѰюјк (Ѳьуыіієр); ѯєѯє (Ѳьуыіієр) | | 5. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? | The Bill of Rights | | 5. дѥіѰѳеуыіієр 10 ѠѰід ѯѕдњҕ ѥѠѣѳі? | ё .і .э . ъѰјѣѯѝѓѥёеѠкёјѯѠк (The Bill of Rights) | |
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? | Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government | | 6. ѠѣѳіѠ ўк ѲьъўѠѯѝѓѥёлѥддѥіѰѳеуыіієрѠѰід? | ѧ ҙ
дѥіч; ћѥѝьѥ; дѥієє; дѥіёєё;
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дѥііѠкъѫ дешѠіуэѥј | | 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? | Twenty-seven (27) | | 7. дѥіѰѳеуыіієрѠ? | э-ѯѶлч (27) | | 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? | Announced our independence (from Great Britain); declared our independence (from Great Britain); said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) | | 8. дѥіюіѣдѥћѯѠдіѥнѝѥєѥіщѲъѼѥѠѣѳіѳ? | юіѣдѥћдѥіѯь ѝіѓѥёеѠкѯіѥ (лѥдѝўіѥнѠѥцѥді),Ѱщјкдѥіѯь ѝіѓѥёеѠкѯіѥ (лѥдѝўіѥнѠѥцѥді),дјҕ ѥњњҕ ѥѝўуѠѯєдѥѯь ѝіѣ (лѥдѝўіѥнѠѥцѥді) | | 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? | Life; liberty; pursuit of happiness | | 9. ѠѣѳіѠъ ѠѝѠк ѲьдѥіюіѣдѥћѯѠдіѥн? | Ѩѧ Ѩ ҕ
нњш; ѯѝіѓѥё; кўѥзњѥєе | | 10. What is freedom of religion? | You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion | | 10. ѠѣѳіѠ ѝіѓѥёѲьъѥкћѥѝьѥ? | ъҕ ѥьѝѥєѥіщюіѣдѠэлъѥкћѥѝьѥўѠѳєҕ юіѣдѠэлъѥкћѥѝьѥ | | 11. What is the economic system in the United States? | Capitalist economy; market economy | | 11. ѠѣѳіѠіѣээѯћіќућѥѝшѲьѝўуѠѯєдѥ? | ѧ ѧ
ѯћіќудлдѥіјкъѫ ь; ѯћіќудлъѥкдѥішјѥч | | United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 20
Developed by The Seattle Public Library in partnership with the King County Library System and City of Seattle New Citizen Initiative | | | QUESTIONS | ANSWERS | | | --- | --- | --- | | Ѽзѥщѥє | ѼзѥшѠэ | | | 12. What is the “rule of law”? | Everyone must follow the law; leaders must obey the law; government must obey the law; no one is above the law. | | | 12. ѠѣѳіѠ “ўдкэѰўҕ кдсўєѥѕ”? | ъѫ дзьлѣѠкюшѥєдсўєѥѕ;
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ьѥлѣшѠкѯзѥіёдсўєѥѕ; іуэѥјлѣшѠкѯзѥіёдсўєѥѕ;ѳєҕ ѲчѯўѠдсўєѥѕ | | | System of Government | | | | Ѥ
іѣээеѠкіуэѥј | | | | 13. Name one branch or part of the government. | Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial (the courts) | | | 13. дцѥэѠдѲъіѥэкѝѥеѥ ўк ѝѥеѥ ўѠѝҕ њьўкеѠкуэѥј | ѐҐ ѥѕр (уѝѓѥ); ѐҐ ѥѕэўѥі (юіѣыѥьѥэ);ѐҐ ѥѕјѥдѥі (ћѥј) | | | 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | Checks and balances; separation of powers | | | 14. Ѡѣѳіў ч кѝѥеѥ ўк еѠкуэѥјлѥддѥіѥьѥлєѥдѯьѳю? | Ѽ
шіњлѝѠэ Ѱјѣзњѥєѝєј; дѥіѰѕдѠѥьѥл | | | 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? | The President | | | 15. Ѳзіѯь эчнѠэ ѐҐ ѥѕэўѥі? | юіѣыѥьѥэ | | | 16. Who makes federal laws? | Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives);(U.S. or national) legislature | | | 16. Ѳзіѯь ѠѠддсўєѥѕе

FAQs

What is the supreme law of the United States?

The Constitution.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Twenty-seven (27).

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Checks and balances and separation of powers.

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