All 128 questions · American Government / A: Principles
2025 Civics Test · Question 14 of 128
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
En español: Muchos documentos influyeron en la Constitución de los EE. UU. Mencione uno. — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- Federalist Papers
- Anti-Federalist Papers
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
- Mayflower Compact
- Iroquois Great Law of Peace
Why this is the answerThe framers borrowed rather than invented. The Articles of Confederation is the strongest answer — it was the first attempt at a government, and it failed badly enough to force the Constitution.
This answer is free — here and everywhere else on the internet. Still having it in the interview room, out loud, in English, under pressure: that’s what Naturalizer trains.
In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The founding” — the story of how thirteen colonies became a nation with a Constitution. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
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