Civics Explained

The 128-question civics test

This is the 2025 version of the US naturalisation civics test. You take it if you filed Form N-400 on or after 20 October 2025. It is an oral test: a USCIS officer asks you up to 20 of these 128 questions and you must answer 12 correctly.

The three sections

How the test is scored

Questions in the bank128
Questions the officer asksup to 20
Correct answers needed12
FormatSpoken, in English
Who takes this versionN-400 filed on or after 20 October 2025

Some answers are not fixed: they depend on where you live or on who currently holds an office. Those are covered on the current officials page and by the state selector on the home page.

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