Question 5: How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
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.
- Amendments
- The amendment process
Grandpa explains
With amendments, kiddo: changes passed by Congress and then approved by three-fourths of the states.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Executive orders
- Court rulings
- Presidential vetoes
On the 2008 test this is question 4
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
What is an amendment?
- a change (to the Constitution)
- an addition (to the Constitution)
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More questions on this topic
- 6What does the Bill of Rights protect?
- 7How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? ★
- 8Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
- 9What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
- 10Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
- 11The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
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.