Question 1: What is the form of government of the United States?

Official answers (any one counts)

USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.

• Republic
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• Constitution-based federal republic
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• Representative democracy
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Grandpa explains

A republic, kiddo: the people elect leaders to represent them. No king here.

Careful: these are NOT the answer

These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Empire

Video lesson on this topic: The Supreme Law

More questions on this topic

• 2What is the supreme law of the land? ★
• 3Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
• 4The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?
• 5How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
• 6What does the Bill of Rights protect?
• 7How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? ★

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