On or after
October 20, 2025
2025 civics test
- Question pool
- 128
- Asked orally
- Up to 20
- Passing score
- 12 correct
U.S. NATURALIZATION · CIVICS STUDY DECK
Understand the system.
Know who serves.
This study aid connects the three branches of the federal government with the current officials a Texas applicant may need to name during a naturalization interview.
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START WITH YOUR FILING DATE
Which civics test applies?
On or after
Before
October 20, 2025
2008 civics test
- Question pool
- 100
- Asked orally
- Up to 10
- Passing score
- 6 correct
65/20 special consideration: Applicants age 65 or older who have held permanent resident status for at least 20 years study a marked set of 20 questions; the officer asks 10 and six correct answers pass. Confirm eligibility with USCIS.
SEPARATION OF POWERS · CHECKS AND BALANCES
The three branches
Executive
What it does: Enforces federal laws, directs the executive departments, conducts foreign policy, and serves as commander in chief.
- President
- Vice President
- Cabinet and executive agencies
Legislative
What it does: Makes federal laws, controls federal spending, declares war, and conducts oversight through Congress.
- Senate: 100 members
- House: 435 voting members
- Congress = Senate + House
Judicial
What it does: Reviews cases, interprets laws, resolves disputes, and determines whether laws or government actions follow the Constitution.
- Supreme Court
- Courts of appeals
- District courts
President can veto legislation↔Congress can override a veto↔Courts review constitutionality
CURRENT ANSWERS · REVIEWED SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
People to know
EXECUTIVEDonald J. Trump45th and 47th President of the United States
EXECUTIVEJD VanceVice President of the United States
LEGISLATIVEMike JohnsonSpeaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
TEXAS · SENATEJohn CornynU.S. Senator for Texas
TEXAS · SENATETed CruzU.S. Senator for Texas
TEXAS · HOUSE DISTRICT 24Beth Van DuyneU.S. Representative for Texas’s 24th District
JUDICIALJohn G. Roberts, Jr.Chief Justice of the United StatesEXECUTIVE ADVISORY TEAM
Key Cabinet officials
The Cabinet advises the President and leads executive departments. For the civics test, be ready to name a Cabinet-level position; the person’s name is useful context but may change.
STATEMarco RubioSecretary of State
TREASURYScott BessentSecretary of the Treasury
WARPete HegsethSecretary of War
JUSTICETodd BlancheAttorney General
HOMELAND SECURITYMarkwayne MullinSecretary of Homeland Security
VETERANS AFFAIRSDoug CollinsSecretary of Veterans Affairs
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Questions this page helps answer
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive, and judicial.
Who is the President of the United States now?
Donald J. Trump.
Who is the Vice President of the United States now?
JD Vance.
Who is the Speaker of the House now?
Mike Johnson.
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John G. Roberts, Jr.
Who are the U.S. senators from Texas?
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
OFFICIAL SOURCE CHECK
Study from the source
Names that depend on elections or appointments must be answered with the official serving at the time of the interview.Portraits are public-domain U.S. government images. Source records: Trump, Vance, Johnson, Cornyn, Cruz, Van Duyne, and Roberts.