The 65/20 Questions

Question 2 65/20

What is the supreme law of the land?

• (U.S.) Constitution

Question 7 65/20

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

• Twenty-seven (27)

Question 12 65/20

What is the economic system of the United States?

• Capitalism
• Free market economy

Question 20 65/20

Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

• Writes laws
• Declares war
• Makes the federal budget

Question 30 65/20

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

This answer changes. USCIS does not print the name in its question list either; it publishes the current officeholder separately. Check the official test updates page before your interview and answer with whoever holds the office on that day.

Question 36 65/20

The President of the United States is elected for how many years?

• Four (4) years

Question 38 65/20

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.

This answer changes. USCIS does not print the name in its question list either; it publishes the current officeholder separately. Check the official test updates page before your interview and answer with whoever holds the office on that day.

Question 39 65/20

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.

This answer changes. USCIS does not print the name in its question list either; it publishes the current officeholder separately. Check the official test updates page before your interview and answer with whoever holds the office on that day.

Question 44 65/20

Who vetoes bills?

• The President (of the United States)

Question 52 65/20

What is the highest court in the United States?

• Supreme Court

Question 61 65/20

Who is the governor of your state now?

• Answers will vary.

District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.

Question 66 65/20

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

• The United States
• The flag

Question 74 65/20

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• American Indians
• Native Americans

Question 78 65/20

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• (Thomas) Jefferson

Question 86 65/20

George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

• "Father of Our Country"
• First president of the United States
• General of the Continental Army
• President of the Constitutional Convention

Question 94 65/20

Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

• 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

Question 113 65/20

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

• 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"

Question 115 65/20

What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

• 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

Question 121 65/20

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

• (Because there were) 13 original colonies
• (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies

Question 126 65/20

Name three national U.S. holidays.

• 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