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The 65/20 civics questions (2025 test)

If you are 65 or older and have lived in the United States as a permanent resident for 20 years or more, you may study only these 20 questions.

Practice the 65/20 test

The officer asks you 10 of these 20 questions.

You pass with 6 correct answers.

You may take the civics test in the language of your choice.

  1. 2.What is the supreme law of the land?65/20
    • (U.S.) Constitution
  2. 7.How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?65/20
    • Twenty-seven (27)
  3. 12.What is the economic system of the United States?65/20
    • Capitalism
    • Free market economy
  4. 20.Name one power of the U.S. Congress.65/20
    • Writes laws
    • Declares war
    • Makes the federal budget
  5. 30.What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?65/20
    • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  6. 36.The President of the United States is elected for how many years?65/20
    • Four (4) years
  7. 38.What is the name of the President of the United States now?65/20
    • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
  8. 39.What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?65/20
    • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.
  9. 44.Who vetoes bills?65/20
    • The President (of the United States)
  10. 52.What is the highest court in the United States?65/20
    • Supreme Court
  11. 61.Who is the governor of your state now?65/20
    • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
  12. 66.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?65/20
    • The United States
    • The flag
  13. 74.Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?65/20
    • American Indians
    • Native Americans
  14. 78.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?65/20
    • (Thomas) Jefferson
  15. 86.George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
    • “Father of Our Country”
    • First president of the United States
    • General of the Continental Army
    • President of the Constitutional Convention
  16. 94.Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
    • 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
  17. 113.Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.65/20
    • 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. 115.What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?65/20
    • 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
  19. 121.Why does the flag have 13 stripes?65/20
    • (Because there were) 13 original colonies
    • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
  20. 126.Name three national U.S. holidays.65/20
    • New Year’s Day
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    • Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
    • Memorial Day
    • Juneteenth
    • Independence Day
    • Labor Day
    • Columbus Day
    • Veterans Day
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Day

Official USCIS list (PDF)