Practice the citizenship test the way it is actually given
Practice the way the officer actually tests you
The real test stops early. On the 2025 test the officer asks up to 20 questions from the 128-question bank and stops the moment the outcome is decided: at 12 correct you pass, at 9 wrong you fail. On the 2008 test it is up to 10 questions from the 100-question bank — 6 correct to pass, stop at 5 wrong. This practice test stops exactly where the officer would.
Question 1 of up to 20
What is the form of government of the United States?
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- Republic
- Constitution-based federal republic
- Representative democracy
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- Which test do I take — 2008 or 2025? One filing date decides, and it is not your interview date.
- The 2025 test: all 128 official questions with answers, for N-400s filed on or after October 20, 2025.
- The 2008 test: all 100 official questions with answers, for N-400s filed before October 20, 2025.
- The 65/20 test: 20 designated questions if you are 65+ with 20+ years as a permanent resident.
Before the interview
- Age exemptions: the 50/20, 55/15 and 65/20 rules — your age and years as a permanent resident can drop the English test entirely.
- What the N-400 costs today — the current filing fee, the reduced fee, and the waiver that is still available.
- What to bring to your interview — the folder to pack the night before.
- What to wear — there is no dress code, and here is what people actually wear.
- What actually happens at the interview — minute by minute, including the oath before anything starts.
- The reading test and the writing test — what the English portion actually involves.
- What happens if you fail — you get two attempts, and you retake only the part you missed.
- The answers that change — who holds each office right now, and when we update it.
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