Citizenship test questions and answers

The citizenship test has no secret questions. Below is one question from every section of the official lists, with USCIS's accepted answers word for word, so you can see what the officer asks. The full lists are linked under each test.

2025 test (N-400 filed on or after Oct. 20, 2025): 8 of the 128 questions

USCIS: "The 2025 naturalization civics test is an oral test consisting of 20 questions from the list of 128 civics test questions. You must answer 12 questions correctly to pass the 2025 test. You will fail the test if you answer 9 of the 20 questions incorrectly."

1. 1. What is the form of government of the United States?

   • Republic
   • Constitution-based federal republic
   • Representative democracy

2. 16. Name the three branches of government.

   • Legislative, executive, and judicial
   • Congress, president, and the courts

3. 63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

   • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
   • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
   • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
   • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

4. 73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

   • Freedom
   • Political liberty
   • Religious freedom
   • Economic opportunity
   • Escape persecution

5. 90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

   • Louisiana Territory
   • Louisiana

6. 100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

   • World War I
   • World War II
   • Korean War
   • Vietnam War
   • (Persian) Gulf War

7. 119. What is the capital of the United States?

   • Washington, D.C.

8. 125. What is Independence Day?

   • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
   • The country’s birthday

All 128 questions and answers of the 2025 test.

2008 test (filed before Oct. 20, 2025): 9 of the 100 questions

USCIS: "The 2008 naturalization civics test is an oral test, and the USCIS officer will ask you up to 10 questions from the list of 100 civics test questions. You must answer 6 questions correctly to pass the 2008 test. You will fail the test if you answer 5 of the 10 questions incorrectly."

1. 1. What is the supreme law of the land?

   • the Constitution

2. 13. Name one branch or part of the government. 65/20

   • Congress
   • legislative
   • President
   • executive
   • the courts
   • judicial

3. 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

   • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
   • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
   • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
   • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

4. 58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

   • freedom
   • political liberty
   • religious freedom
   • economic opportunity
   • practice their religion
   • escape persecution

5. 71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

   • the Louisiana Territory
   • Louisiana

6. 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. 65/20

   • World War I
   • World War II
   • Korean War
   • Vietnam War
   • (Persian) Gulf War

7. 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

   • Missouri (River)
   • Mississippi (River)

8. 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

   • because there were 13 original colonies
   • because the stripes represent the original colonies

9. 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? 65/20

   • July 4

All 100 questions and answers of the 2008 test.

Answers that change

Questions about the President, the Speaker, the Chief Justice, your governor and your members of Congress have answers that change; USCIS lists the current ones on its test updates page. Today's answers, with the date we checked.

Sources: the 2025 list and the 2008 list on uscis.gov; The Naturalization Interview and Test on uscis.gov (USCIS last reviewed it on 10/31/2025; we read it on Oct. 26, 2026). Civico is not affiliated with USCIS.