Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

What does this answer mean?

This question asks for two ideas, so give two of the six answers USCIS accepts: equality, liberty, social contract, natural rights, limited government, and self-government.

Each one appears in the founding documents. Equality comes from the Declaration's statement that all men are created equal. Natural rights are rights people have from birth, like life and liberty, that a government doesn't grant. Liberty means freedom, and the Constitution's opening sentence names securing liberty as one of its goals. The social contract and self-government both come from the idea that a government's power comes from the consent of the people it governs.

Limited government means the government can only do what the Constitution allows. The Constitution lists the powers of each branch and divides power among them, and the Bill of Rights names things the government may not do.

An easy pair to remember is "liberty and equality." Make sure you say two answers, because the question asks for two.