Civics and The Citizenship Test

Civics is the study of governmental history.  It teaches how and why are constitution and government function.  It is a broad subject and we will only cover the things you need to pass the citizenship exam.  

U.S. Civics Test

The testing officer will also give you a U.S.history/civics test in English. This tests your knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and how the U.S. government works. Even if you are exempt from the English test, you will need to take the civics test in the language of your choice or qualify for a waiver.

There are 108 possible civics questions. At the naturalization interview, the officer will ask up to 10 questions from the list of 108 questions in English. You must answer at least six of the 10 questions correctly in order to pass the U.S. civics test. The fastest way to understand and learn everything you need to pass the test is included in our videos.  There are additional study tools included in our Citizenship test pages.  If you are can not answer six out of 10 questions correctly, the naturalization interview will stop. USCIS will reschedule an appointment to re-take the test on another day (within the next 90 days).

Vocabulary Exam

The Citizenship exam is given in English it is important that you understand several words that are used by the interviewer.  You will have to recognize these words when spoken and be able to write them at a later time in the exam.  

The words listed here are taken from the USCICS website.  They are a list of commonly used words.  It is an advantage when taking the US citizenship test if you know them. 

Written Exam

You will be asked to write sentences using words common to the citizenship test.  Common questions are asked to test your writing ability.  An example of the questions would be: Who was the first president?  Your answer would be: George Washington was the first president.