Integrated Civics
18 questions from the 2025 USCIS civics test
Questions about American geography, national symbols, and federal holidays. This is the smallest section with 18 questions, but it includes commonly tested topics like the Statue of Liberty, the national anthem, and the U.S. flag.
During your USCIS naturalization interview, the officer may ask questions from any of the sub-sections below. Each question lists every answer that USCIS considers acceptable, you only need to provide one correct answer. Answers separated by semicolons are alternative acceptable responses.
Geography
- Question 88
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Answer: Missouri (River); Mississippi (River)
- Question 89
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Answer: Pacific (Ocean)
- Question 90
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Answer: Atlantic (Ocean)
- Question 91
Name one U.S. territory.
Answer: Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Northern Mariana Islands; Guam
- Question 92
Name one state that borders Canada.
Answer: Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska
- Question 93
Name one state that borders Mexico.
Answer: California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas
- Question 94
What is the capital of the United States?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
- Question 95
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: New York (Harbor); Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
Symbols
- Question 96
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Answer: because there were 13 original colonies; because the stripes represent the original colonies
- Question 97
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Answer: because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a state; because there are 50 states
- Question 98
What is the name of the national anthem?
Answer: The Star-Spangled Banner
Holidays
- Question 99
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Answer: July 4
- Question 100
Name two national U.S. holidays.
Answer: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents’ Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas
Additional Civics Questions
- Question 124
Why do we have three branches of government?
Answer: so no branch is too powerful; separation of powers; checks and balances
- Question 125
Name the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Answer: speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government
- Question 126
What is the largest state in the United States?
Answer: Alaska
- Question 127
Name one thing the United States is known for.
Answer: freedom; democracy; opportunity; the American Dream; diversity
- Question 128
What is one right that the First Amendment gives to all people living in the United States?
Answer: freedom of expression; freedom of speech; freedom of assembly; freedom to petition the government; freedom of religion; freedom of the press
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