U.S. citizenship · North Carolina answers
As of October 26, 2026, North Carolina sends two Republicans to the U.S. Senate: Thom Tillis, whose hometown senate.gov lists as Huntersville, and Ted Budd, of Advance.
Josh Stein is the 76th Governor of North Carolina, an office with a four-year term whose holder also chairs the Council of State, the body of statewide elected executive officials.
Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, and the State Capitol at 1 East Edenton Street in Raleigh has been the seat of state government since it opened in June 1840 (per senate.gov, governor.nc.gov and historicsites.nc.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
Answer with whoever holds the office on the day of your interview.
Question 23 · Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Thom Tillis or Ted Budd
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 29 · Name your U.S. representative.
It depends on your district
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 61 · Who is the governor of your state now?
Josh Stein
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 62 · What is the capital of your state?
Raleigh
source, Oct 26, 2026
House.gov lists 14 congressional districts for North Carolina, each with its own member, so question 29 has a different correct name depending on the district. Find your representative by ZIP code at house.gov.
Questions 30, 38, 39 and 57 ask for the Speaker, the President, the Vice President and the Chief Justice: those answers are the same in every state and are on the full list with the names USCIS accepts.
Thom Tillis or Ted Budd. Saying one of the two is a full answer; you do not need both.
This page reads senate.gov again within 30 days and swaps in a new name if a North Carolina Senate seat changes hands, so compare the date at the top with your interview date.
Sources: U.S. Senate: States in the Senate · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778
Josh Stein, North Carolina’s 76th governor and the state’s Attorney General for the eight years before that.
Applicants who use the 65/20 exception study only the 20 starred questions, and the governor question is one of them.
Sources: NC Governor (home page of the Office of the Governor) · Josh Stein · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778
Raleigh. The State Capitol on East Edenton Street opened in 1840 and is still the seat of state government, although the General Assembly has met in the State Legislative Building since 1963.
Sources: N.C. State Capitol · State Capitol (H-4)
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Say your answer out loud, the way you would to the officer. Then check it.
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No. North Carolina is divided into 14 House districts. Look up your ZIP code on house.gov and learn the member listed for your district; people elected in November 2026 are not seated until January 2027. Source: official pages "Representatives" and "Find Your Representative", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Yes. Senate.gov lists both Thom Tillis and Ted Budd as Republicans, but the civics test only asks for one name, not the party. Source: official page "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site. The names on this page come from official .gov pages, linked next to each answer, and the full USCIS question list is free at uscis.gov.
9 facts from official pages, each with the date we read it.
U.S. senators: senate.gov; Governor: governor.nc.gov and uscis.gov; State capital: historicsites.nc.gov and dncr.nc.gov; U.S. representative: house.gov.
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How often each kind of rule is read again: U.S. senators, 30 days; governor, 30 days; state capital, 365 days; U.S. representative, 90 days.
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