All 128 USCIS civics test questions

These are the official questions for the 2025 version of the naturalization civics test, which applies to anyone who filed Form N-400 on or after 20 October 2025. Applicants who filed before that date take the older 100-question version.

You are asked up to 20 of these and need 12 correct to pass. Questions marked ★ are on the 65/20 list.

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• 1. What is the form of government of the United States?
• 2. What is the supreme law of the land? ★
• 3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
• 4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
• 5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
• 6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
• 7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? ★
• 8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
• 9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
• 10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
• 11. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
• 12. What is the economic system of the United States? ★
• 13. What is the rule of law?
• 14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
• 15. There are three branches of government. Why?
• 16. Name the three branches of government.
• 17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
• 18. What part of the federal government writes laws?
• 19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
• 20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress. ★
• 21. How many U.S. senators are there?
• 22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
• 23. Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
• 24. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
• 25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
• 26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
• 27. How many senators does each state have?
• 28. Why does each state have two senators?
• 29. Name your U.S. representative.
• 30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? ★
• 31. Who does a U.S. senator represent?
• 32. Who elects U.S. senators?
• 33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
• 34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
• 35. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
• 36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years? ★
• 37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
• 38. What is the name of the President of the United States now? ★
• 39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? ★
• 40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
• 41. Name one power of the president.
• 42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
• 43. Who signs bills to become laws?
• 44. Who vetoes bills? ★
• 45. Who appoints federal judges?
• 46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
• 47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
• 48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
• 49. Why is the Electoral College important?
• 50. What is one part of the judicial branch?
• 51. What does the judicial branch do?
• 52. What is the highest court in the United States? ★
• 53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
• 54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
• 55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
• 56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
• 57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
• 58. Name one power that is only for the federal government.
• 59. Name one power that is only for the states.
• 60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
• 61. Who is the governor of your state now? ★
• 62. What is the capital of your state?
• 63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
• 64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
• 65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
• 66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? ★
• 67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
• 68. How can people become United States citizens?
• 69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
• 70. What is one way Americans can serve their country?
• 71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
• 72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
• 73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
• 74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ★
• 75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
• 76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
• 77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
• 78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ★
• 79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
• 80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
• 81. There were 13 original states. Name five.
• 82. What founding document was written in 1787?
• 83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
• 84. Why were the Federalist Papers important?
• 85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
• 86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. ★
• 87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
• 88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
• 89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
• 90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
• 91. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• 92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
• 93. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
• 94. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. ★
• 95. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• 96. What U.S. war ended slavery?
• 97. What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
• 98. When did all men get the right to vote?
• 99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• 100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• 101. Why did the United States enter World War I?
• 102. When did all women get the right to vote?
• 103. What was the Great Depression?
• 104. When did the Great Depression start?
• 105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
• 106. Why did the United States enter World War II?
• 107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
• 108. Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
• 109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
• 110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
• 111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
• 112. What did the civil rights movement do?
• 113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. ★
• 114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
• 115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? ★
• 116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• 117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
• 118. Name one example of an American innovation.
• 119. What is the capital of the United States?
• 120. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
• 121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? ★
• 122. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
• 123. What is the name of the national anthem?
• 124. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
• 125. What is Independence Day?
• 126. Name three national U.S. holidays. ★
• 127. What is Memorial Day?
• 128. What is Veterans Day?