The naturalization civics test questions and answers special consideration (65/20)
With the 2020 version of the civics test, the USCIS officer will ask you to answer 20 out of the 128 civics test questions. You must answer at least 12 questions correctly to pass the 2020 version of the civics test. All questions on the test are asked orally.
Applicants are given two opportunities to pass the naturalization test. If you fail any part of the naturalization test at your first interview, you will be retested only on the portion of the test that you failed, between 60 and 90 days from the date of your initial interview.
The civics test is an oral test and covers important topics about American government and history. If you qualify for the 65/20 special consideration, a USCIS officer will ask you to answer 10 out of the 20 civics test questions with an asterisk. You must answer at least 6 out of 10 questions (or 60%) correctly to pass the 2020 version of the civics test.
Listed below are the questions and answers from the 2020 version of the civics test for those who qualify for the 65/20 special consideration:
The Civics Test: A. Principles of American Government
1. What is the supreme law of the land?*
2. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?*
3. What is the economic system of the United States?*
- Capitalism
- Free market economy
The Civics Test: B: System of Government
4. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.*
- Writes laws
- Declares war
- Makes the federal budget
5. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?*
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
6. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?*
7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
8. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?*
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.
9. Who vetoes bills?*
- The President (of the United States)
10. What is the highest court in the United States?*
11. Who is the governor of your state now?*
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
The Civics Test: C.Rights and Responsibilities
12. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?*
- The United States
- The flag
The Civics Test American History A. Colonial Period and Independence
13. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?*
- American Indians
- Native Americans
14. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?*
15. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.*
- “Father of Our Country”
- First president of the United States
- General of the Continental Army
- President of the Constitutional Convention
The Civics Test American History B: 1800s
16. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.*
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
The Civics Test American History C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
17. 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"
18. 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
The Civics Test Symbols and holidays A: Symbols
19. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?*
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
The Civics Test Symbols and holidays B: Holidays
20. Name three national U.S. holidays.*
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
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