Question 72 of 128 · 2025 test
It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
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.
3 accepted answers
- Required by law
- Civic duty
- Makes the draft fair, if needed
Related 2008 question
The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 72 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.
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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.