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Which of these is an American innovation listed on the civics test?

The assembly line.

  1. The printing press
  2. The assembly line ✔
  3. Gunpowder

Why: USCIS lists American innovations like the light bulb, airplane, assembly line and moon landing. The printing press was developed in Germany, and gunpowder came from China.

Huh, didn't know that: Henry Ford started using a moving assembly line to build cars in 1913.

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What part of a car is the laziest? The wheels, they're always tired.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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