Question 53 of 100
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Acceptable answers
- give up loyalty to other countries
- defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
- obey the laws of the United States
- serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
- serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
- be loyal to the United States
Explanation
New citizens promise, among other things, to give up loyalty to other countries and to defend and obey U.S. law.
Why it matters
These promises are spoken aloud in the Oath of Allegiance at the naturalization ceremony.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 53 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
- Democratic and Republicananswers Question 45: What are the two major political parties in the United States?
- (Thomas) Jeffersonanswers Question 62: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- (George) Washingtonanswers Question 69: Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
More Rights and Responsibilities questions
Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.