Question 26 of 100 · 2008 test
We elect a President for how many years?
2008 test · also on the 2025 test as #36
This question is from the 2008 test, which applies if you filed Form N-400 before Oct 20, 2025; later filers take the 2025 test of 128 questions - check your version on the official USCIS test-updates page.
Answer
- four (4)
On the 2025 test
The 2025 test asks this as Question 36: “The President of the United States is elected for how many years?”
The 2025 list accepts this answer:
- Four (4) years
Explanation
The President is elected for a four-year term.
Why it matters
The 22nd Amendment limits a President to two elected terms, or a maximum of ten years in some cases.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 26 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
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Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.