USCIS Basic - Exam 1 (Block 1.).Final Test
2026\2027.
Which agency was NOT created as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002?
A. USCIS
B. ICE
C. CBP
D. BATFE
D. BATFE
Which of the following is NOT a recurring theme in U.S. Immigration reform?
A. Enforcement v. Incentives
B. Invasion v. Economic Necessity
C. Communism v. Capitalism
D. National Security v. Humanitarianism
C. Communism v. Capitalism
8 U.S.C. § 1182 and INA § 212(a) are examples of what legal authority?
A. Regulation
B. Constitution
C. Statute
D. None of the above
C. Statute
Case law or a precedent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court is binding on:
A. All Federal Courts because the Ninth Circuit Court is higher than the federal courts
B. All Federal Courts in the Ninth Circuit
C. All other Circuit Courts because they have equal standing
D. The Supreme Court
,USCIS Basic - Exam 1 (Block 1.).Final Test
2026\2027.
B. All Federal Courts in the Ninth Circuit
In what section of the INA are definitions related to citizenship and nationality
located?
A. INA § 101(a)
B. INA § 101(b)
C. INA § 101(c)
D. Title III
A. INA § 101(a)
Where in the INA would you find the definition of a child for immigration purposes?
A. INA § 101(c)(1)
B. INA § 101(a)(15)
C. INA § 101(a)(3)
D. INA § 101(b)(1)
D. INA § 101(b)(1)
What is the title subject of the following citation: INA section two hundred twelve,
subsection a, paragraph ten, subparagraph A?
A. International child abduction
B. Unlawful voters
C. Practicing polygamists
D. Former citizens who renounced citizenship to avoid taxation
C. Practicing polygamists
What is the title subject of the following citation: INA section two hundred thirty
seven, subsection a, paragraph two, subparagraph A, clause iii?
A. Aggravated felony
B. Multiple criminal convictions
, USCIS Basic - Exam 1 (Block 1.).Final Test
2026\2027.
C. High speed flight
D. General crimes
D. General crimes
Locate INA § 101(a). How many paragraphs are there in INA § 101(a)?
A. 12
B. 35
C. 52
D. 84
C. 52
What section of INA § 237 deals specifically with marriage fraud?
A. INA §237(a)(1)(C)
B. INA § 237(a)(1)(G)
C. INA § 237(a)(2)(B)
D. INA § 237(a)(2)(F)
B. INA § 237(a)(1)(G)
Which piece of legislation removed time restrictions on an aggravated felony, so that
the definition applies regardless of date of conviction?
A. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
B. Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (INTCA)
C. Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90)
D. INA § 101(a)(43)
A. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
Where can you find what public laws have amended the INA of 1952 in the Immigration
Law Handbook?
A. Pages 1-2
B. Pages 11-14
2026\2027.
Which agency was NOT created as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002?
A. USCIS
B. ICE
C. CBP
D. BATFE
D. BATFE
Which of the following is NOT a recurring theme in U.S. Immigration reform?
A. Enforcement v. Incentives
B. Invasion v. Economic Necessity
C. Communism v. Capitalism
D. National Security v. Humanitarianism
C. Communism v. Capitalism
8 U.S.C. § 1182 and INA § 212(a) are examples of what legal authority?
A. Regulation
B. Constitution
C. Statute
D. None of the above
C. Statute
Case law or a precedent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court is binding on:
A. All Federal Courts because the Ninth Circuit Court is higher than the federal courts
B. All Federal Courts in the Ninth Circuit
C. All other Circuit Courts because they have equal standing
D. The Supreme Court
,USCIS Basic - Exam 1 (Block 1.).Final Test
2026\2027.
B. All Federal Courts in the Ninth Circuit
In what section of the INA are definitions related to citizenship and nationality
located?
A. INA § 101(a)
B. INA § 101(b)
C. INA § 101(c)
D. Title III
A. INA § 101(a)
Where in the INA would you find the definition of a child for immigration purposes?
A. INA § 101(c)(1)
B. INA § 101(a)(15)
C. INA § 101(a)(3)
D. INA § 101(b)(1)
D. INA § 101(b)(1)
What is the title subject of the following citation: INA section two hundred twelve,
subsection a, paragraph ten, subparagraph A?
A. International child abduction
B. Unlawful voters
C. Practicing polygamists
D. Former citizens who renounced citizenship to avoid taxation
C. Practicing polygamists
What is the title subject of the following citation: INA section two hundred thirty
seven, subsection a, paragraph two, subparagraph A, clause iii?
A. Aggravated felony
B. Multiple criminal convictions
, USCIS Basic - Exam 1 (Block 1.).Final Test
2026\2027.
C. High speed flight
D. General crimes
D. General crimes
Locate INA § 101(a). How many paragraphs are there in INA § 101(a)?
A. 12
B. 35
C. 52
D. 84
C. 52
What section of INA § 237 deals specifically with marriage fraud?
A. INA §237(a)(1)(C)
B. INA § 237(a)(1)(G)
C. INA § 237(a)(2)(B)
D. INA § 237(a)(2)(F)
B. INA § 237(a)(1)(G)
Which piece of legislation removed time restrictions on an aggravated felony, so that
the definition applies regardless of date of conviction?
A. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
B. Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (INTCA)
C. Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90)
D. INA § 101(a)(43)
A. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
Where can you find what public laws have amended the INA of 1952 in the Immigration
Law Handbook?
A. Pages 1-2
B. Pages 11-14
