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Question 91 of 100 · 2008 civics test

Name one U.S. territory.

From the 100-question list, the version for applications filed before October 20, 2025.

Accepted answers

  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Guam

Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.

Why this is the answer

Name any one of the five: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands or Guam. A territory is a partially self-governing piece of land under the authority of the U.S. government. Territories are not states, but they are represented in Congress: each sends a delegate to the House of Representatives. The status of the people differs. Those living in American Samoa are U.S. nationals; in the other four they are U.S. citizens. And citizens of the territories can vote in presidential primaries but not in the general election for president. Memory hook: five territories, delegates in the House, no vote for President in November.