Question 69: What are two examples of civic participation in 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.
- Vote
- Run for office
- Join a political party
- Help with a campaign
- Join a civic group
- Join a community group
- Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
- Contact elected officials
- Support or oppose an issue or policy
- Write to a newspaper
Grandpa explains
Civic means taking part in public life, kiddo: vote, help a campaign, contact your elected officials.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Watch the news and vote
- Go to work and pay rent
- Buy a flag and a car
On the 2008 test this is question 55
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
- vote
- join a political party
- help with a campaign
- join a civic group
- join a community group
- give an elected official your opinion on an issue
- call Senators and Representatives
- publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- run for office
- write to a newspaper
Video lesson on this topic: Rights and Duties
More questions on this topic
- 70What is one way Americans can serve their country?
- 71Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
- 72It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
- 63There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
- 64Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
- 65What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
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.