US citizenship civics · Theme 3 · 5 min read
Rights and Responsibilities
Voting rights, the rights of everyone living in the United States, the Pledge and the Oath of Allegiance, becoming a citizen and ways to take part in civic life. Questions 63 to 72 of the 2025 civics test.
About this section
These ten questions are about what the United States offers the people who live there and what it asks of them in return: voting, jury service, taxes, Selective Service and civic participation.
This section belongs to American Government, one of the three parts of the official USCIS 2025 civics test. At the interview the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions, and you need 12 correct answers to pass. Questions marked 65/20 are the 20 that applicants aged 65 or older with 20 or more years as a permanent resident may study instead; they are asked 10 of them and need 6 correct. The 2025 test applies if you filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025; earlier filers take the 2008 version.
The questions
63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Accepted answers:
- Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
- You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
Four amendments widened the right to vote: one for men of any race, one for women, one banning poll taxes and one setting the voting age at 18. Describing any one of them is enough.
64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
Accepted answers:
- Citizens
- U.S. citizens
- Citizens of the United States
Voting in federal elections, running for federal office and serving on a jury are rights and duties reserved for U.S. citizens.
65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
Accepted answers:
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom to petition the government
- Freedom of religion
- The right to bear arms
Many rights in the Constitution protect everyone in the country, not only citizens. On the real test you would name three of the accepted rights.
66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
65/20 question
Accepted answers:
- The United States
- The flag
The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise of loyalty to the flag and to the United States it stands for.
67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
Accepted answers:
- Give up loyalty to other countries
- Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
- Obey the laws of the United States
- Serve in the military (if needed)
- Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
- Be loyal to the United States
In the Oath of Allegiance, new citizens give up loyalty to other countries, promise to defend the Constitution, obey U.S. law and be loyal to the United States, and agree to serve the nation if needed.
68. How can people become United States citizens?
Accepted answers:
- Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
- Naturalize
- Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
People become citizens by being born in the United States under the 14th Amendment, by naturalizing, or by deriving citizenship under rules set by Congress, for example through a citizen parent.
69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
Accepted answers:
- Vote
- Run for office
- Join a political party
- Help with a campaign
- Join a civic group
- Join a community group
- Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
- Contact elected officials
- Support or oppose an issue or policy
- Write to a newspaper
Civic participation means taking part in public life, for example by voting, joining a party or community group, helping a campaign or telling elected officials what you think.
70. What is one way Americans can serve their country?
Accepted answers:
- Vote
- Pay taxes
- Obey the law
- Serve in the military
- Run for office
- Work for local, state, or federal government
Americans serve their country in everyday ways: voting, paying taxes, obeying the law, running for office, serving in the military or working in government.
71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
Accepted answers:
- Required by law
- All people pay to fund the federal government
- Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
- Civic duty
Federal taxes pay for the national government. Paying them is required by law and by the Constitution, through the 16th Amendment, and it is a civic duty.
72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
Accepted answers:
- Required by law
- Civic duty
- Makes the draft fair, if needed
Men aged 18 through 25 must register so that, if a draft is ever needed, it can be carried out fairly. Registering is the law and a civic duty.
Check yourself
- Who can vote in federal elections and serve on a jury?
- Name three rights of everyone living in the United States.
- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
- Name two promises new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
- Why must men aged 18 through 25 register for the Selective Service?
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