2025 test · Question 13 of 128
What is the rule of law?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers.
- Everyone must follow the law.
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Government must obey the law.
- No one is above the law.
Our explanation
The rule of law means laws apply to everyone. No one is above the law, not even leaders. Everyone must follow the law, and the government must obey it too.
Remember it
The law rules everyone: people, leaders, and government. No one is above the law.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide p. 15: "we believe that no one is above the law, and everyone must follow the law... the U.S. government, state governments, and local governments must follow the Constitution" Also p. 24 (the President must follow the rule of law).
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