2025 test · Question 126 of 128
Name three national U.S. holidays.
Answers from the USCIS list
Give 3 of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day optional: (Washington’s Birthday)
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Our explanation
National holidays are also called federal holidays. Congress passed them and the President signed them into law. USCIS lists 11. Three easy ones to remember are New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Christmas Day.
Remember it
Start, middle, and end of the year: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (One Nation, One People, M-1175) p. 72–73: “National holidays are sometimes called ‘federal holidays’ because they were passed by Congress and signed into law by the President.” List of 11 on p. 73.
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