Passing a test on USA Civics, Government and History, is a key part of the Citizenship process for legal Immigrants who want to become USA citizens. Past tests have had at least 100 questions from which 10 or 20 would be randomly chosen and the applicant would have to get 60% correct to pass.
This list of questions has recently been revised.
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Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began using a revised civics test Monday for aspiring citizens applying for naturalization on or after Oct. 20. Applicants are asked 20 questions, chosen at random, and must get 12 correct to pass. The new test has a larger pool of 128 questions from which to choose. There’s a greater focus on American history, and some revised questions require longer answers than before.
“It’s definitely more challenging, especially for people [for whom] English is not their first language,” said Jonathan Wong, an instructor with USCitizenshipTest, an online tutoring firm that helps immigrants prepare for citizenship applications.
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The Washington Post set 10 questions, based on the USCIS study materials — two that return from the old test and eight new ones — to represent the 2025 civics test. They appear as multiple-choice questions, unlike the actual test, in which applicants must speak their answers. The correct answers are taken from the USCIS questions list, though the agency acknowledges that some questions may have other correct answers.
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This list of questions has recently been revised.
Can you pass the new U.S. citizenship test?
The federal government rolled out a longer, harder exam this month for aspiring Americans. Test your knowledge with our quiz.....
Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began using a revised civics test Monday for aspiring citizens applying for naturalization on or after Oct. 20. Applicants are asked 20 questions, chosen at random, and must get 12 correct to pass. The new test has a larger pool of 128 questions from which to choose. There’s a greater focus on American history, and some revised questions require longer answers than before.
“It’s definitely more challenging, especially for people [for whom] English is not their first language,” said Jonathan Wong, an instructor with USCitizenshipTest, an online tutoring firm that helps immigrants prepare for citizenship applications.
...
The Washington Post set 10 questions, based on the USCIS study materials — two that return from the old test and eight new ones — to represent the 2025 civics test. They appear as multiple-choice questions, unlike the actual test, in which applicants must speak their answers. The correct answers are taken from the USCIS questions list, though the agency acknowledges that some questions may have other correct answers.
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