Question 64: Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury 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.
- Citizens
- Citizens of the United States
- U.S. citizens
Grandpa explains
Only citizens, kiddo. Those three things come with citizenship.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Permanent residents
- All adults living here
- Anyone with a work permit
On the 2008 test this is question 50
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
Name one right only for United States citizens.
- vote in a federal election
- run for federal office
Video lesson on this topic: Rights and Duties
More questions on this topic
- 65What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
- 66What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? ★
- 67Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
- 68How can people become United States citizens?
- 69What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
- 70What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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.