The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens.

The new test introduces additional topics, including questions about the Federalist Papers, the 10th Amendment, President ...

The new Trump approach also includes plans to challenge “birthright citizenship,” under which almost all children born on U.S. soil (the offspring of foreign diplomats are the main exception) ...

Two centuries ago, the exam didn’t even exist. Under the terms of the Naturalization Act of 1802, citizenship merely required ...

The U.S. Naturalization Test is an essential milestone in attaining citizenship in the United States. In fiscal year 2023, 878,500 new American citizens were welcomed in national naturalization ...

Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony in the United States, where they receive citizenship after passing the civics and history exam required by USCIS. The U.S. government announced ...

Currently, 88% of citizenship test-takers pass on their first try. Even if the Trump-era changes reduced that rate, it’s ...

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The Trump administration has been targeting legal pathways to citizenship, including giving officials broader discretion to deny naturalization on vague grounds such as “anti-American” views and attem ...