American Government — Rights and Responsibilities · Question 61 of 128
What does the 14th Amendment do?
Practice answer: Grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
Why this is the answer
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the law. It was ratified in 1868.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 61. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:61:es
¿Qué hace la 14.ª Enmienda?
Otorga la ciudadanía a todas las personas nacidas o naturalizadas en EE. UU.
العربية — practice:61:ar
ماذا يفعل التعديل الرابع عشر؟
يمنح الجنسية لجميع الأشخاص المولودين أو المتجنسين في الولايات المتحدة.
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
These laws establish testing requirements; they are not individual legal advice or a citation for every historical answer. Practice questions and study translations are editorial learning aids, not official USCIS translations. Confirm the test version that applies to your filing date.
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