Independent study tool, not affiliated with USCIS. Questions and answers from the USCIS 2008-version civics list (rev. 01/19); the 10 questions whose answer depends on current officeholders or your state are left out. The Spanish questions and correct answers are USCIS's official Spanish text (flash cards M-623-S, rev. 08/21). The Arabic questions and correct answers are USCIS's official Arabic translation (only a letter-order display defect of the web page repaired); the interview is in English unless you qualify for an exemption.
US civics test (2008 version): practice test with the 100 USCIS questions
Practice the 2008 version of the US citizenship civics test, still used for applications filed before October 20, 2025: 90 of the 100 USCIS questions as multiple choice, and mock tests of 10 questions where 6 correct answers pass. The 10 questions whose answer depends on current officeholders or your state are left out.
The US civics test (2008 version) has 10 questions, and you pass with 6 correct answers. These 90 practice questions were written from Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (100 questions, 2008 version, rev. 01/19) (2008 version, rev. 01/19) and checked against it on Oct 28, 2026.
90 questions · Modes: Study, Topic drill, Mock exam, Daily 5
Mock exam: 10 questions, pass at 6
Guide: 2025 US Civics Test: How Many Questions, How to Pass, and Which Version You Take
About this test
Practice for the civics part of the US naturalization interview with the 2008 version of the test (USCIS list rev. 01/19). USCIS uses this version for Form N-400 applications filed before October 20, 2025; later applications take the 2025 version.
- Study: every question in order, with the accepted answers.
- Topic drills: principles of democracy, system of government, rights, colonial period, the 1800s, recent history, geography, symbols, holidays.
- Mock test: 10 random questions; you pass with 6 correct, the rule USCIS states for this version.
The real test is oral. Here each question has four options, one of them taken word for word from the USCIS list.
Left out: the 10 questions whose answer changes with elections or depends on where you live. USCIS lists the current names at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
Topics
- System of Government · 25
- Colonial Period and Independence · 13
- Principles of American Democracy · 12
- Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information · 10
- Rights and Responsibilities · 10
- Geography · 8
- 1800s · 7
- Symbols · 3
- Holidays · 2
Sources and version
- Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (100 questions, 2008 version, rev. 01/19)Covers: 2008 version, rev. 01/19
Covers: 2008 civics test, 100 questions (USCIS list rev. 01/19) · Verified current as of Oct 28, 2026
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Built from the sources listed above and reviewed before it was published. Where the source licence allows it the questions keep the source wording; otherwise they are original questions based on the source. Every answer shows its source. This is not legal, immigration, medical or financial advice.