2008 test · Question 2 of 100
What does the Constitution do?
Official USCIS answers
- sets up the government
- defines the government
- protects basic rights of Americans
Why this is the answer
The Constitution is the highest law of the United States. It creates the government and its parts, and it protects the basic rights of the people.
💡 Memory tip: Think: Constitution = creates government + protects rights.
This is the 2008 test, for N-400s filed before October 20, 2025. Filed on or after that date? Use the 2025 test.
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- 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?
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Source: USCIS, Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (rev. 01/19).