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The 65/20 citizenship test: 20 questions

If you are 65 or older and have been a permanent resident for at least 20 years, these are the only civics questions you can be asked.

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Sets the trainer to 65/20: 10-question rounds, 6 to pass.

20possible questions
10asked at the interview
6correct to pass
Who qualifies. Age 65 or older on the day you file, and 20 or more years as a lawful permanent resident. You may take the civics test in the language of your choice with an interpreter, and you are exempt from the English test. This applies to the 2025 test for applications filed on or after October 20, 2025.

The 20 questions

Principles of government3 questions

  1. What is the supreme law of the land? ★

    • The Constitution

  2. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? ★

    • Twenty-seven (27)

  3. What is the economic system of the United States? ★

    • Capitalism
    • Free market economy
System of government8 questions

  1. Name one power of the U.S. Congress. ★

    • Writes laws
    • Declares war
    • Makes the federal budget

  2. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? ★

  3. The President of the United States is elected for how many years? ★

    • Four (4) years

  4. What is the name of the President of the United States now? ★

  5. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? ★

  6. Who vetoes bills? ★

    • The President

  7. What is the highest court in the United States? ★

    • Supreme Court

  8. Who is the governor of your state now? ★

    • Depends on where you live. D.C. residents answer that D.C. does not have a governor.
Rights and responsibilities1 questions

  1. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? ★

    • The United States
    • The flag
Colonial period and independence3 questions

  1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ★

    • Native Americans
    • American Indians

  2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ★

    • Thomas Jefferson

  3. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. ★

    • First president of the United States
    • “Father of Our Country”
    • General of the Continental Army
    • President of the Constitutional Convention
The 1800s1 questions

  1. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. ★

    • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
    • Saved the Union
    • Led the United States during the Civil War
    • 16th president of the United States
    • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
Recent history2 questions

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. ★

    • Fought for civil rights
    • Worked for equality for all Americans
    • Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”

  2. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? ★

    • 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
American symbols1 questions

  1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? ★

    • Because there were 13 original colonies
    • The stripes represent the original colonies
National holidays1 questions

  1. Name three national U.S. holidays. ★ (give three)

    • Independence Day
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Day
    • New Year’s Day
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    • Presidents Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Labor Day
    • Columbus Day
    • Veterans Day

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