65/20 civics questions (2025 test)
If you are 65 or older and have been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more, you only need to study these 20 questions. The officer asks 10 and you need 6 correct, and you may take the test in the language of your choice. If you filed before October 20, 2025, see the 2008 version (its starred questions).
American Government
Principles of American Government
2. What is the supreme law of the land? ★ 65/20
- (U.S.) Constitution
7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? ★ 65/20
- Twenty-seven (27)
12. What is the economic system of the United States? ★ 65/20
- Capitalism
- Free market economy
System of Government
20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress. ★ 65/20
- Writes laws
- Declares war
- Makes the federal budget
30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? ★ 65/20
- Mike Johnson
- Johnson
- James Michael Johnson (birth name)
Answer as listed on the USCIS test-updates page (checked October 26, 2026).
36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years? ★ 65/20
- Four (4) years
38. What is the name of the President of the United States now? ★ 65/20
- Donald J. Trump
- Donald Trump
- Trump
Answer as listed on the USCIS test-updates page (checked October 26, 2026).
39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? ★ 65/20
- JD Vance
- Vance
Answer as listed on the USCIS test-updates page (checked October 26, 2026).
44. Who vetoes bills? ★ 65/20
- The President (of the United States)
52. What is the highest court in the United States? ★ 65/20
- Supreme Court
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.]
Rights and Responsibilities
66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? ★ 65/20
- The United States
- The flag
American History
Colonial Period and Independence
74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ★ 65/20
- American Indians
- Native Americans
78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ★ 65/20
- (Thomas) Jefferson
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
1800s
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
Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
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”
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
Symbols and Holidays
Symbols
121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? ★ 65/20
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Holidays
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
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