The 2025 Civics Test
- 128 questions in the USCIS study pool
- The officer asks up to 20, out loud
- Answer 12 correctly to pass — the officer stops early at 12 right or 9 wrong
- Heavier on history and government than the 2008 test
For Future Citizens, Their Families & Citizenship Teachers
One adaptive course for the entire naturalization journey — every civics question on both test versions, the English reading and writing tests, and what really happens on interview day. Built on the same engine as our paid test prep. Yours for $0.
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Every civics question, the English test, and the path from N-400 to the Oath, in just over a minute.
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2025 civics test, for N-400 applications filed on or after October 20, 2025. Filed earlier? The 2008 test (100 questions, 6 of 10 to pass) is covered too.
Test facts last verified against uscis.gov on October 7, 2026.
Flashcards teach you the questions.
AccelaStudy® AI USA drills you until the answers stick.
All 128 questions from the 2025 civics test and all 100 from the 2008 version — with the answers USCIS lists, in the plain English the test uses.
The engine finds the questions you miss and drills exactly those — American history, branches of government, geography — until they stick.
A real-time readiness score shows how close you are to passing a 20-question practice test today, so you know when you're ready for the interview.
Eligibility rules, Form N-400, biometrics, the interview under oath, the decision, and the Oath of Allegiance ceremony — step by step.
Reading and writing practice built from USCIS's own vocabulary lists, plus what the officer listens for in the speaking test.
Questions about the current President, your senators, and your governor change with elections. We teach you how to find and verify today's answers — so you're never caught off guard.
Know Your Test
It depends on one thing: the date USCIS received your Form N-400.
The course covers both versions, so you can study for the one you’ll take.
65 / 20
USCIS gives special consideration to applicants who are 65 or older and have been permanent residents for 20 years or more when they file: they may study just the 20 questions marked with an asterisk, the officer asks 10 of them, and 6 correct answers pass. They may also take the civics test in the language of their choice. The course covers every starred question.
50 / 20 & 55 / 15
Applicants who are 50 or older with 20 years as a permanent resident, or 55 or older with 15 years, when they file, are exempt from the English test. They still take the civics test, and may take it in their own language with an interpreter they bring.
Medical Disability Exception
Form N-648 can exempt an applicant from the English test, the civics test, or both when a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, or clinical psychologist certifies a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment, lasting at least 12 months, that prevents meeting the requirement. The course explains how it works.
Whether any of these applies to you is USCIS’s decision: read USCIS’s exceptions and accommodations page.
What You Learn
From your first eligibility question to your first day as a citizen.
Eligibility, the 5-year and 3-year paths, continuous residence, Form N-400, fees and waivers, and which test version applies to you.
The Constitution, We the People, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the rule of law.
Congress, the President and Cabinet, the courts, checks and balances, and federal versus state powers.
What everyone in America is guaranteed, what only citizens can do, voting amendments, and the promises in the Oath.
Why colonists came, the Declaration, the 13 colonies, the Constitutional Convention, and the founders.
The Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Susan B. Anthony.
The world wars, the Cold War, Korea and Vietnam, the civil rights movement, and September 11, 2001.
Rivers, oceans, borders, the capital, the flag, the anthem, US territories, and national holidays.
The speaking, reading, and writing tests — with practice built from USCIS’s own vocabulary lists.
What to bring, the N-400 review under oath, the three possible decisions, the ceremony, and your first steps as a citizen.
| Feature | Booklets & Flashcards | AccelaStudy® AI USA |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Question lists you study on your own | Both tests + English test + the whole N-400 journey |
| Practice | Read the same cards in the same order | Adaptive sessions that target exactly what you miss |
| Readiness | "I think I'm ready?" | A live readiness score that shows how close you are to passing |
| Current Officials | Printed names that go stale after elections | Teaches you to find and verify today's answers |
| Your Situation | One-size-fits-all | Explains the 5-year and 3-year paths and the 65/20, 50/20, and 55/15 rules |
| Price | Free PDFs from USCIS; printed books and decks cost extra | $0, forever |
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