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2008 civics test · Question 2 of 100 · American Government: Principles of American Democracy
What does the Constitution do?
Accepted answers
- sets up the government
- defines the government
- protects basic rights of Americans
This question is from the 2008 test, which is only for people who filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. If you filed on or after that date, study the 2025 test instead: see the 128 questions for the 2025 test.
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- It is question 2 on the official USCIS list of 100 questions for the 2008 civics test, the test for people who filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. Which test do I take?
- You only need to give one of the answers listed.
- It is not one of the 20 questions for 65/20 applicants.
- At the interview the officer asks up to 10 questions out loud and you need 6 correct answers to pass.
More questions on this topic
American Government: Principles of American Democracy
- 1. What is the supreme law of the land?
- 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- 4. What is an amendment?
- 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
- 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
- 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
- 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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