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Every year, thousands of immigrants take the U.S. naturalization test as part of the process to becoming American citizens.
The citizenship test, administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), consists of two parts: an English language test and a civics test. The civics portion includes questions about U.S. history, government, and laws.
Many applicants face a 10-question test—needing to correctly answer at least six questions to pass.
Studies have shown that many natural-born U.S. citizens struggle with the test. A 2018 survey by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation found that only about 36 percent of Americans could pass the civics portion, while the official pass rate for immigrants is around 91 percent, according to USCIS data.
Take our quiz below to test your knowledge.
If you can't see the interactive quiz, the questions are listed below, and the answers are at the bottom of the article.
| What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? | a) The 10 Commandments b) The Bill of Rights c) The People's Rights d) The 10 Amendments |
| If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | a) The President Pro Tempore b) The Secretary of State c) The Speaker of the House d) The President's spouse |
| What is one responsibility that is reserved only for United States citizens? | a) Pay taxes b) Serve on a jury c) Obey the law d) Vote in local elections |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | a) James Madison b) Thomas Jefferson c) George Washington d) Benjamin Franklin |
| What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? | a) Florida b) Alaska c) Louisiana d) Texas |
| What is the capital of the United States? | a) New York City b) Washington, D.C. c) Philadelphia d) Los Angeles |
| Who was President during World War I? | a) Franklin D. Roosevelt b) Theodore Roosevelt c) Woodrow Wilson d) Harry S. Truman |
| What is the name of the national anthem? | a) America the Beautiful b) God Bless America c) The Star-Spangled Banner d) My Country, 'Tis of Thee |
| When do we celebrate Independence Day? | a) July 1 b) July 4 c) July 14 d) June 30 |
| How many U.S. Senators are there? | a) 50 b) 100 c) 435 d) 200 |
Answers: 1B, 2C, 3B, 4B, 5C, 6B, 7C, 8C, 9B, 10B
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Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has ... Read more