Question 124: The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?
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.
- Out of many, one
- We all become one
Grandpa explains
It's Latin: many states and people from everywhere make one country. "In God we trust" is today's motto, not the first.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- In God we trust
- Liberty for all
- United we stand
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.