2008 test · Question 53 of 100
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- Easy answer to learnbe loyal to the United States
- give up loyalty to other countries
- defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
- obey the laws of the United States
- serve in the U.S. military optional: (if needed)
- serve optional: (do important work for) the nation optional: (if needed)
Our explanation
You make these promises of loyalty in the Oath of Allegiance. An oath is a serious promise. You say it with your right hand raised at your citizenship ceremony. Then you become a citizen.
Remember it
Allegiance means loyalty — so one easy answer is “be loyal to the United States.”
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide p. 36. Quote: “When applicants for naturalization take the Oath of Allegiance, they make important promises of loyalty to the United States.”
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