Are you preparing for the naturalization test? As you study for the U.S. history and government (civics) test, make sure that you know the most current answers to these questions. The civics test consists of 100 questions of which you will be asked 10 and need correctly answer six.
Periodically, answers to the civics test change to reflect the results of federal and state elections and appointments or to clarify content and ensure consistency in terminology. The practice questions can be found at www.uscis.gov.
The revised answers to the questions below are effective in 2019.
The answer to this question may change as the result of elections, appointments, or retirements.
Give the name of one of your state’s current U.S. senators. For a list of current members of the U.S. Senate, please visit senate.gov.
Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. senators.]
The answer to this question may change as the result of elections, appointments, or retirements.
Give the name of your current U.S. representative. For a list of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit house.gov.
Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting delegates or resident commissioners may provide the name of that delegate or commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.]
The answer to this question may change as the result of elections, appointments, or retirements, depending on inauguration dates.
Give the name of your state’s current governor. For a list of current governors, please visit usa.gov/states-and-territories
Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
The House of Representatives generally elects the speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress. The answer to this question may change after the election.
Give the name of the current speaker of the House. Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives.
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