Rights and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens on the 2025 Civics Test
After you learn the three branches and who today’s leaders are, the 2025 Naturalization Civics Test turns to rights and responsibilities. This block covers who can vote, citizen-only roles like jury service, rights everyone living in the United States shares, the Oath of Allegiance, civic participation, taxes, and Selective Service. Nail Q63 –Q72 and you cover a big stretch of the interview.
Who can vote — and what the voting amendments say
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. You only need one. Accepted answers include:
- Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
- You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
Pick the line you can say clearly. A common, short choice is citizens eighteen and older can vote.
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States? Accepted answers:
- Citizens
- Citizens of the United States
- U.S. citizens
That one sentence ties together voting, running for office, and jury duty — three citizen-focused ideas officers often probe. Pair it with our voter registration at naturalization ceremonies post when you want ceremony-day context (that policy post does not change these civics answers).
Rights everyone living in the United States shares
What are three rights of everyone living in the United States? Name any three. Accepted answers include:
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom to petition the government
- Freedom of religion
- The right to bear arms
These overlap the First Amendment ideas you already study in the Bill of Rights overview. On test day, say three you will not mix up — for example speech, religion, and assembly.
Loyalty, the Oath, and how people become citizens
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Accepted answers:
- The United States
- The flag
Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance. Name any two. Accepted answers include:
- Give up loyalty to other countries
- Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
- Obey the laws of the United States
- Serve in the military (if needed)
- Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
- Be loyal to the United States
Easy pair to memorize: obey the laws of the United States and be loyal to the United States.
How can people become United States citizens? Accepted answers include:
- Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
- Naturalize
- Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
Most applicants on this site path are studying to naturalize — keep that word ready.
Civic participation and ways to serve
What are two examples of civic participation in the United States? Name any two. Accepted answers include:
- Vote
- Run for office
- Join a political party
- Help with a campaign
- Join a civic group
- Join a community group
- Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
- Contact elected officials
- Support or oppose an issue or policy
- Write to a newspaper
What is one way Americans can serve their country? You only need one. Accepted answers include:
- Vote
- Pay taxes
- Obey the law
- Serve in the military
- Run for office
- Work for local, state, or federal government
Why taxes and Selective Service show up
Why is it important to pay federal taxes? Accepted answers include:
- Required by law
- All people pay to fund the federal government
- Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
- Civic duty
It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why. Accepted answers include:
- Required by law
- Civic duty
- Makes the draft fair, if needed
Short memory line for both: required by law / civic duty.
How this shows up on test day
Think in a short chain:
- Voting amendments? → e.g. citizens 18 and older can vote
- Who can vote, run for office, and serve on a jury? → U.S. citizens
- Three rights of everyone living here? → e.g. speech, religion, assembly
- Pledge shows loyalty to? → the United States / the flag
- Two Oath promises? → e.g. obey the laws and be loyal to the United States
- How become a citizen? → naturalize (or birth / derive)
- Two civic participation examples? → e.g. vote and contact elected officials
- One way to serve? → e.g. vote / pay taxes / obey the law
- Why pay federal taxes? → required by law / civic duty
- Why Selective Service? → required by law / civic duty
That pattern covers Q63 –Q72 .
Your civics test has not changed
This is an evergreen study post, not a USCIS policy alert. Recent USCIS newsroom items (fraud cases, enforcement actions, and form updates covered in earlier posts) do not rewrite these answers. The 2025 Naturalization Civics Test is unchanged: a 128-question bank; up to 20 questions at the interview; 12 correct to pass, for Form N-400 filed on or after October 20, 2025.
Study these related questions
- Rights and Responsibilities — the full civics block for this topic
- Bill of Rights — freedoms that overlap “rights of everyone living in the United States”
- Three Branches of Government — where laws, taxes, and jury service fit the system
- Voter registration at naturalization ceremonies — ceremony-day voting help (policy context only)
- Free scored practice test — drill voting, Oath promises, taxes, and Selective Service until the answers feel automatic
- Browse the full question list when you want one topic at a time
Tip: if the officer asks who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury, lead with U.S. citizens. If they ask for two Oath promises, say obey the laws of the United States and be loyal to the United States. If they ask why it is important to pay federal taxes, say required by law or civic duty.
This post summarizes public USCIS civics materials for educational study. It is not legal advice.