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2025 civics test · Question 51 of 128 · American Government: System of Government
What does the judicial branch do?
Accepted answers
- Reviews laws
- Explains laws
- Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
- Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
About this question
- It is question 51 on the official USCIS list of 128 questions for the 2025 civics test, the test for people who filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. Which test do I take?
- The 2008 test asks the same question, as question 37 on the 2008 test. The accepted answers can be worded differently, so study the list for your own test.
- 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 20 questions out loud and you need 12 correct answers to pass.
More questions on this topic
American Government: System of Government
- 47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
- 48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- 49. Why is the Electoral College important?
- 50. What is one part of the judicial branch?
- 52. What is the highest court in the United States?
- 53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
- 54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
- 55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
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