Civics Test 2025

How does the Practice Test work?

It mirrors the real interview: 20 random questions from the official 128, and answering 12 correctly passes. Like the real oral test, it ends as soon as the result is decided — 12 correct or 9 wrong. In 65/20 mode it asks 10 of the 20 starred questions, and 6 correct passes.

Why are some questions skipped in practice modes?

Eight questions ask for the names of current officeholders — the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice, your senators, your representative, your governor — or your state capital. Those answers change with elections or depend on where you live, so the app can't safely build them in. Open My Officials from the home screen and type the current names; those questions then join every practice mode, graded against what you saved. They always remain visible in Study.

An election just happened. Is the app out of date?

The 128 questions themselves don't change — only those officeholder answers do, and you control them in My Officials. Update the names there and use the built-in link to the official USCIS test-updates page (uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates) to verify. On test day, always answer with the official serving at the time of your interview.

Fill in the Blank said I was wrong, but I was right.

Grading is forgiving — capitalization, punctuation, and number format don't matter, and official alternate wordings are accepted. But the real test is oral, so if your spoken answer would have been right, tap "My answer matched — count it" and it's scored correct.

What is the 65/20 toggle?

If you are 65 or older and have been a lawful permanent resident for 20 or more years, USCIS lets you study only the 20 questions marked with an asterisk and asks 10 of them (6 correct passes). The toggle on the home screen switches the whole app to that list.

Does the app need an internet connection?

No. All 128 official questions and answers are built in, and nothing you do leaves your device. The only network use is when you choose to open an official site like uscis.gov in your browser.

How do I erase what I've entered?

Clear any field in My Officials to remove that name, or delete the app to remove everything. Nothing is stored anywhere else.

Is this an official USCIS app?

No. The questions and answers come from the official USCIS publication for the 2025 civics test, which is a public-domain U.S. government work, but this app is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS or the U.S. government. For official information, always rely on uscis.gov/citizenship.