The government rolled out a longer, harder exam this month for aspiring Americans. More than 350,000 Washington Post readers took our quiz. They gave it mixed marks.

Green card holders face a revamped civics test and added hurdles. Critics warn that the process is now more demanding than ever. The Trump administration is deliberately pulling up the welcome mat for ...

The Trump administration has made the civic test for prospective citizens a little tougher, but the country should still ask more of immigrants.

The United States has never promised newcomers an easy path, but it has always offered them a meaningful one. For the hopeful immigrant, citizenship is meant to be not a participation trophy but a ...

USCIS implements 2025 Naturalization Civics Test for N-400 filings on Oct. 20, 2025. Test expands question bank to 128 and raises pass mark to 12 correct answers. Applicants filing before Oct. 20 keep ...

New rules for the US citizenship test, effective October 20, 2025, have increased the number of civics questions to 20, requiring 12 correct answers to pass. Interviews can now end early if the ...

Citizenship test takers must get 12 of the now 20 questions correct in addition to applicants needing to demonstrate “good moral character." ...