2008 civics test — questions that need two or three answers

Six questions in the 2008 civics bank ask for more than one answer, and in the interview one correct answer is not enough. Q9 asks for two rights in the Declaration of Independence, Q36 for two Cabinet-level positions, Q51 for two rights of everyone living in the United States, Q55 for two ways Americans can participate in their democracy, Q64 for three of the 13 original states and Q100 for two national U.S. holidays. The practice tests in this category train each of them as a one-answer question; this material trains the full answer.

The quiz has twelve select-all questions, two for each of the six. Every option that the 2008 list accepts is marked correct, so you must find all of them, not just the first one you recognize. The wrong options are chosen to catch the most common mix-ups: freedom of the press is a First Amendment freedom, not a right named in the Declaration; voting in a federal election and serving on a jury belong to citizens only, so they do not answer the question about everyone living in the country; the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice are not Cabinet positions, while the Vice President is. The explanation after each question names the accepted answers and says why each wrong one belongs somewhere else.

The flashcards give the question on the front, in the wording of the 2008 list, and every accepted answer on the back, with how many you must say. A few extra cards check the traps directly, such as whether jury service answers the question about rights of everyone.

On test day the officer asks the questions aloud and you answer in your own words, so aim to say your two or three answers from memory, not just recognize them. A good habit is to pick your favorite pair for each question now, for example life and liberty, or Thanksgiving and Independence Day, and practice saying them out loud.

This material is for applicants who filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025 and so take the 2008 test, in which the officer asks up to 10 of the 100 questions and you need 6 correct.

• Name two or three accepted answers, as required, for Q9, Q36, Q51, Q55, Q64 and Q100 of the 2008 test
• Tell rights of everyone living in the United States apart from rights and responsibilities only for citizens
• Recognize which positions are and are not Cabinet-level, including the Vice President
• Name three of the 13 original states and two national holidays without hesitation

Practice material written by Zestly, based on the USCIS 2008 civics question list (rev. 01/19).