Question 88 of 128 · 2025 test
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
2025 test only
This question is from the 2025 test, which applies if you filed Form N-400 on or after Oct 20, 2025: the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions and 12 correct answers pass. Earlier filers take the 2008 test - check your version on the official USCIS test-updates page.
4 accepted answers
- “Father of the Constitution”
- Fourth president of the United States
- President during the War of 1812
- One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Related 2008 question
The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 88 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.
- War of 1812answers Question 91: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- After the Civil Waranswers Question 98: When did all men get the right to vote?
- (Franklin) Rooseveltanswers Question 105: Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
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Question and answers from the USCIS document 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25), U.S. government public domain.