2025 civics: the questions that need more than one answer

Most questions on the 2025 civics list want one answer. Seven want more: two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, two Cabinet-level positions, three rights of everyone living in the United States, two promises of the Oath of Allegiance, two examples of civic participation, five of the thirteen original states, and three national holidays. The practice tests in this category are single-answer multiple choice, so they check that you recognize one correct answer. On test day that is not enough for these seven: if the officer asks for five states and you can name three, the answer is not complete.

The quiz has sixteen select-all questions, two or three per USCIS question. Each shows five to seven options and asks you to pick every one that USCIS accepts. The wrong options are clearly wrong, but they are chosen to sit close to the topic: leaders of Congress next to Cabinet posts, rights that only citizens have next to rights of everyone, states that joined the Union later next to the original thirteen, popular celebrations next to national holidays. Between them, the three state questions show all thirteen original states and the three holiday questions show all eleven holidays on the list. Every explanation says how many answers the officer asks for and gives the full accepted list.

The seven cards have the USCIS question on the front and, on the back, the number of answers the officer wants and every answer on the USCIS list. Use them the way the test works: read the question, say two, three or five answers aloud, then check.

A practical tip for these questions is to pick your own set in advance and always give the same one, for example the same three holidays and the same five states. A fixed set is easier to recall under pressure than a fresh choice each time. Keep one spare answer in mind in case you stumble on one of them.

On test day nothing is multiple choice and nothing is on a card: the officer reads the question aloud and you answer in your own words. Say each answer out loud while you study, because that is what you will do in the interview. This is independent practice; it is not produced or endorsed by USCIS, and no practice material can promise a result.

• Recognize the seven questions on the 2025 list where the officer asks for two, three or five answers
• Choose every accepted answer from a mixed list for each of those questions
• Name five of the thirteen original states and three of the eleven national holidays without prompting
• Tell rights of everyone apart from rights reserved for citizens
• Prepare a fixed set of answers for each multi-answer question and practice saying it aloud

Practice material written by Zestly, based on the USCIS 2025 civics question list "128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version)", M-1778 (09/25).