Independent study tool, not affiliated with USCIS. Questions and answers from the USCIS 2025 civics list (M-1778, 09/25); the 8 questions whose answer depends on current officeholders or your state are left out. The Spanish and Arabic versions are AI translations by Capxule (study aids; USCIS publishes no official Spanish or Arabic version of this list); the interview is in English unless you qualify for an exemption.
US civics test (2025 version): practice test with the USCIS questions
Practice the 2025 US citizenship civics test with 120 of the 128 USCIS questions as multiple choice, and take mock tests of 20 questions where 12 correct answers pass. The 8 questions whose answer depends on current officeholders or your state are left out.
The US civics test (2025 version) has 20 questions, and you pass with 12 correct answers. These 120 practice questions were written from 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 Civics Test) (2025 Civics Test (128 questions)) and checked against it on Oct 28, 2026.
120 questions · Modes: Study, Topic drill, Mock exam, Daily 5
Mock exam: 20 questions, pass at 12
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 questions and answers USCIS publishes for the 2025 version of the test (form M-1778, 09/25).
- Study: every question in order, with the accepted answers.
- Topic drills: one part of the list at a time (principles of government, system of government, rights, colonial period, the 1800s, recent history, symbols, holidays).
- Mock test: 20 random questions; you pass with 12 correct, the rule USCIS states for the 2025 test.
The real test is oral: the officer asks the questions and you answer in your own words. Here each question has four options, one of them taken word for word from the USCIS list.
Left out: the 8 questions whose answer changes with elections or depends on where you live (your senators, your representative, your governor, your state capital, the current President, Vice President, Speaker and Chief Justice). USCIS lists the current names at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
Topics
- System of Government · 39
- Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information · 19
- Colonial Period and Independence · 17
- Principles of American Government · 15
- 1800s · 10
- Rights and Responsibilities · 10
- Symbols · 6
- Holidays · 4
Sources and version
- 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 Civics Test)Covers: 2025 Civics Test (128 questions)
Covers: 2025 Civics Test, 128 questions (M-1778, 09/25) · Verified current as of Oct 28, 2026
Questions explained
- 1. What is the form of government of the United States?
- 2. What is the supreme law of the land?
- 5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
- 6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
- 7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
- 9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
- 11. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
- 12. What is the economic system of the United States?
- 13. What is the rule of law?
- 15. There are three branches of government. Why?
- 16. Name the three branches of government.
- 17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
- 18. What part of the federal government writes laws?
- 21. How many U.S. senators are there?
- 22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
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