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Free U.S. citizenship practice test, 2025 civics questions
As of October 25, 2026, the 2025 USCIS civics test is oral: an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 official questions, and the applicant needs 12 correct answers to pass.
The USCIS officer stops the 2025 civics test as soon as the applicant reaches 12 correct answers or 9 incorrect ones, and 9 incorrect answers mean a fail (per uscis.gov, checked on Oct 25, 2026).
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Your practice interview
Read each question, say your answer out loud, then open the answers USCIS accepts and mark yourself honestly. The test stops at 12 correct or 9 missed, just like the real one.
What is the supreme law of the land?
Say your answer out loud, the way you would to the officer. Then check it.
When the real test stops
Pass: the 12th right answer ends the test.
Fail: the 9th wrong answer ends it.
The 20 questions in the first round, with the USCIS answers
The first round always uses these questions, so you can study them here or print the page. Numbers are the question numbers on the USCIS list.
What is the supreme law of the land?
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- (U.S.) Constitution
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
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- Twenty-seven (27)
Name the three branches of government.
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- Legislative, executive, and judicial
- Congress, president, and the courts
How many U.S. senators are there?
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- One hundred (100)
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
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- Four hundred thirty-five (435)
The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
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- Four (4) years
Who vetoes bills?
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- The President (of the United States)
What is the highest court in the United States?
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- Supreme Court
Who is the governor of your state now?
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- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
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- Citizens
- Citizens of the United States
- U.S. citizens
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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- The United States
- The flag
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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- American Indians
- Native Americans
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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- (Thomas) Jefferson
There were 13 original states. Name five.
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- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
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- The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
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- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
When did all women get the right to vote?
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- 1920
- After World War I
- (With the) 19th Amendment
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
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- Terrorists attacked the United States
- Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
- Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Name three national U.S. holidays.
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- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Practice the whole interview
This free test covers the civics part. The pack runs the full interview: civics read aloud, reading and writing sentences, and review of every question you miss.
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- A mock interview that reads every question aloud
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The rest of the test
From the appointment notice to the oath, with the exceptions by age and the retest rule.
English reading and writing test
The two USCIS vocabulary lists and a dictation drill built only from words on the writing list.
All civics questions and answers
The USCIS list for the 2025 test, word for word.
Citizenship practice test FAQ
Is the real citizenship civics test multiple choice?
No. The 2025 USCIS civics test is oral: an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 official questions, and the applicant needs 12 correct answers to pass. The officer asks out loud and you answer out loud, so this practice test works the same way: say your answer, then check it against the USCIS list. Source: official page "2025 Civics Test", checked on Oct 25, 2026.
Does the officer always ask all 20 questions?
No. The USCIS officer stops the 2025 civics test as soon as the applicant reaches 12 correct answers or 9 incorrect ones, and 9 incorrect answers mean a fail. Source: official page "2025 Civics Test", checked on Oct 25, 2026.
What is the 65/20 version of the practice test?
An applicant tested under the 65/20 rule is asked 10 of the 20 asterisked questions, needs 6 correct answers to pass and may take the civics test in the language of their choice. Switch to "65/20 test" above to practice only the questions marked with an asterisk. Source: official page "128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778", checked on Oct 25, 2026.
Are these the real questions on the citizenship test?
Yes. Every question here comes from the USCIS list of 128 questions for the 2025 civics test, Form M-1778, with the answers USCIS lists. The officer picks which ones to ask, so no one can tell you in advance which 20 you will get.
Where this information comes from
The questions and answers come word for word from the USCIS list for the 2025 civics test. The scoring rule comes from the USCIS 2025 Civics Test page. When USCIS publishes a new list, this page is updated after the new list is read.
- 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778 (09/25)uscis.gov · checked Oct 25, 2026
- 2025 Civics Test | USCISuscis.gov · checked Oct 25, 2026
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