Citizenship practice test 1, 2008 test
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Which document sits above every other law in the United States?
✓ Correct answer: The Constitution. Every law sits under it, and a court can strike down a law that conflicts with it.
Source: USCIS 2008 civics bank, American Government, checked 2026-11-03.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, taken together, go by which name?
✓ Correct answer: The Bill of Rights, added in 1791.
Source: USCIS 2008 civics bank, American Government, checked 2026-11-03.
How many voting members sit in the U.S. House of Representatives?
✓ Correct answer: 435, shared among the states by population. The Senate has 100.
Source: USCIS 2008 civics bank, American Government, checked 2026-11-03.
In which year did the colonies declare independence from Great Britain?
✓ Correct answer: 1776. The Constitution came later, in 1787.
Source: USCIS 2008 civics bank, American History, checked 2026-11-03.
Which river is the longest in the United States?
✓ Correct answer: The Missouri River, a little longer than the Mississippi.
Source: USCIS 2008 civics bank, Integrated Civics, checked 2026-11-03.
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Facts strip
- Questions at interview
- Up to 10
- To pass
- 6 right
- Bank to study
- 100 questions
- Stops early at
- 6 right or 5 wrong
- Format
- Spoken, at interview
Facts checked against USCIS published civics test materials, 2026-11-03.
Corrections note
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