Study Table for the Civics Portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test (2025) - Study guide

Sep 18, 2026

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Study Table for the Civics Portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test provides memorization-focused question-and-answer guidance for the civics interview. During the naturalization interview, applicants may be asked up to 20 questions from 128. Passing requires answering at least 12 correctly, and some questions require looking up answers specific to a home address using provided official resources. The guide also notes that some questions have multiple possible answers and lists accepted answers.

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Civics Portion Study Table (2025)

Interview question format and passing requirements

How to use address-specific questions and accepted answers

Government, Constitution, and founding documents

Branches of government and congressional structure

Senate and House: terms and representation

Roles of Speaker, President, and Vice President

The Immigrant Learning Center® May 2026 Study Table for the Civics Portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test (2025) Use this version of the study guide if you applied on or after October 20, 2025. If you applied before that date, use this study guide. During the naturalization interview, you will be asked up to 20 civics questions out of the 128 possible questions listed in this study table. You must answer at least 12 correctly in order to pass the test. Use this study table to memorize the answers. For questions 23, 29, 61 and 62, you will need to look up the correct answer foryour specific home address. We have given you websites to use. Write the answer that is correct for you in this study table. Some questions have multiple possible answers. To make it easier to memorize, we have providedone or two potential answers. You can find all accepted answers here: [https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/](https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/)[ ](https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/)[document/questions-and-answers/2025-](document/questions-and-answers/2025-)[Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf](Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf) Study material is available in many different languages here: [https://usahello.org/citizenship/prepare/](https://usahello.org/citizenship/prepare/)[ ](https://usahello.org/citizenship/prepare/)[citizenship-test-questions/](citizenship-test-questions/) Page 1 of 16 The Immigrant Learning Center® May 2026 | | Question | Answers | | --- | --- | --- | | 1. | What is the form of government of the United States? | Republic | | 2. | What is the supreme law of the land? | U.S. Constitution | | 3. | Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does. | Forms the government | | 4. | The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.”What does “We the People” mean? | Self-government | | 5. | How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? | Amendments | | 6. | What does the Bill of Rights protect? | Rights of people living in the United States | | 7. | How many amendments does the Constitution have? | 27 | | 8. | Why is the Declaration of Independence important? | It says America is free from British control | | 9. | What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain? | Declaration of Independence | | 10. | Name two important ideas from the Declaration of | Equality | | | Independence and the U.S. Constitution. | Liberty | | 11. | The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document? | Declaration of Independence | Page 2 of 16 The Immigrant Learning Center® May 2026 | | Question | Answers | | --- | --- | --- | | 12. | What is the economic system of the United States? | Free market economy | | 13. | What is the rule of law? | Everyone must follow the law | | 14. | Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one. | Declaration of Independence | | 15. | There are three branches of government. Why? | Checks and balances | | 16. | Name the three branches of government. | Congress, president and the courts | | 17. | The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government? | Executive branch | | 18. | What part of the federal government writes laws? | Congress | | 19. | What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? | Senate and House | | 20. | Name one power of the U.S. Congress. | Writes laws | | 21. | How many U.S. senators are there? | 100 | | 22. | How long is a term for a U.S. senator? | 6 years | Page 3 of 16 The Immigrant Learning Center® May 2026 | Question | Answers | | | --- | --- | --- | | 23. Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now? | | Elizabeth Warren– if you live in Massachusetts Find the U.S. Senators foryour state here:
[https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm](https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm)
My senators are: | | 24. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives? | | 435 | | 25. How long is a term for a membe

FAQs

How many civics questions can be asked during the naturalization interview, and what is the passing score?

You may be asked up to 20 civics questions out of 128 possible. You must answer at least 12 correctly to pass.

What should you do for questions 23, 29, 61, and 62?

You need to look up the correct answers for your specific home address using the websites provided. Then write the answers that are correct for you in the study table.

What should you do if a civics question has multiple possible answers?

Use the provided study table guidance to memorize the options, and find all accepted answers in the linked PDF. Write the answers that are accepted for that question.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by William