The 20 questions for the 65/20 civics test

If you were 65 or older and had been a permanent resident for 20 years or more when you filed your N-400, USCIS gives you special consideration: the officer asks 10 questions from a list of 20 (the starred ones) and you pass with 6. You're also exempt from the English test and can take civics in your language with an interpreter.

The 20 from the 2025 test (N-400 filed on or after Oct 20, 2025)

1. 2What is the supreme law of the land?Answer: (U.S.) Constitution
2. 7How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?Answer: Twenty-seven (27)
3. 12What is the economic system of the United States?Answer: Capitalism
4. 20Name one power of the U.S. Congress.Answer: Writes laws
5. 30What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?Answer: Mike Johnson
6. 36The President of the United States is elected for how many years?Answer: Four (4) years
7. 38What is the name of the President of the United States now?Answer: Donald J. Trump
8. 39What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?Answer: JD Vance
9. 44Who vetoes bills?Answer: The President (of the United States)
10. 52What is the highest court in the United States?Answer: Supreme Court
11. 61Who is the governor of your state now?Answer: Depends on your state
12. 66What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?Answer: The United States
13. 74Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?Answer: American Indians
14. 78Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?Answer: (Thomas) Jefferson
15. 86George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.Answer: "Father of Our Country"
16. 94Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.Answer: Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
17. 113Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.Answer: Fought for civil rights
18. 115What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?Answer: Terrorists attacked the United States
19. 121Why does the flag have 13 stripes?Answer: (Because there were) 13 original colonies
20. 126Name three national U.S. holidays.Answer: New Year's Day

The 20 from the 2008 test (N-400 filed before Oct 20, 2025)

1. 6What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?Answer: speech
2. 11What is the economic system in the United States?Answer: capitalist economy
3. 13Name one branch or part of the government.Answer: Congress
4. 17What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?Answer: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
5. 20Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?Answer: depends on your state
6. 27In what month do we vote for President?Answer: November
7. 28What is the name of the President of the United States now?Answer: Donald J. Trump
8. 44What is the capital of your state?Answer: depends on your state
9. 45What are the two major political parties in the United States?Answer: Democratic and Republican
10. 49What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?Answer: serve on a jury
11. 54How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?Answer: eighteen (18) and older
12. 56When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?Answer: April 15
13. 70Who was the first President?Answer: (George) Washington
14. 75What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?Answer: freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
15. 78Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.Answer: World War I
16. 85What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?Answer: fought for civil rights
17. 94What is the capital of the United States?Answer: Washington, D.C.
18. 95Where is the Statue of Liberty?Answer: New York (Harbor)
19. 97Why does the flag have 50 stars?Answer: because there is one star for each state
20. 99When do we celebrate Independence Day?Answer: July 4

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