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Senior 65/20 — 20-question subset, take it in any language

If you are 65 years old or older AND have been a lawful permanent resident for 20 or more years, USCIS administers a 20-question senior subset of the underlying test version (2008 or 2025), determined by your N-400 filing date. You answer 10 of those 20, and 6 of 10 correct passes. You may also take the test in your language of choice.

Last verified:2026-05-08·Source:USCIS test-updates page

USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 12, Part D — 65/20 senior accommodation 8 CFR §312.2(c)(1)(i) — exam in applicant's native language

If you are 65 years old or older and have been a lawful permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, USCIS will continue to administer a test with 10 questions from a specially selected bank of 20 test questions from either the 2008 or 2025 test, based on when you file Form N-400. You may also take the naturalization test in the language of your choice.

Quoted exactly, without paraphrase, from USCIS test-updates page (rev. 09/18/2025).

Which 20 questions do you study?

The senior subset depends on which test version applies to your filing date. If you filed before October 20, 2025, you study the senior 20 from the 2008 bank. If you filed on or after, you study the senior 20 from the 2025 bank.

Senior 20 — 2008 test (filed before October 20, 2025)

Senior 65/20 — 20-question bank

All 20 questions, USCIS-verbatim. On the test, USCIS asks 10 questions and you must answer 6 of 10 correctly to pass.

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Source: USCIS — last verified 2026-05-08. Questions are quoted exactly without paraphrase.

006What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — A: Principles of American Democracy
- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
011What is the economic system in the United States?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — A: Principles of American Democracy
- capitalist economy
- market economy
013Name one branch or part of the government.*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- Congress
- legislative
- President
- executive
- the courts
- judicial
017What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- the Senate and House (of Representatives)
020Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- 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.]
027In what month do we vote for President?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- November
028What is the name of the President of the United States now?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
Editor's note: As of 2026-05-08 (per USCIS test-updates page), USCIS lists the current officeholder as: Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Trump. This may change after an election or appointment — confirm at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates the day before your interview.
044What is the capital of your state?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]
045What are the two major political parties in the United States?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — B: System of Government
- Democratic and Republican
049What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — C: Rights and Responsibilities
- serve on a jury
- vote in a federal election
054How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — C: Rights and Responsibilities
- eighteen (18) and older
056When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT — C: Rights and Responsibilities
- April 15
070Who was the first President?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN HISTORY — A: Colonial Period and Independence
- (George) Washington
075What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN HISTORY — B: 1800s
- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- saved (or preserved) the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
078Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN HISTORY — C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
085What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*Sr 20Q
AMERICAN HISTORY — C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
- fought for civil rights
- worked for equality for all Americans
094What is the capital of the United States?*Sr 20Q
INTEGRATED CIVICS — A: Geography
- Washington, D.C.
095Where is the Statue of Liberty?*Sr 20Q
INTEGRATED CIVICS — A: Geography
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island
097Why does the flag have 50 stars?*Sr 20Q
INTEGRATED CIVICS — B: Symbols
- because there is one star for each state
- because each star represents a state
- because there are 50 states
099When do we celebrate Independence Day?*Sr 20Q
INTEGRATED CIVICS — C: Holidays
- July 4

Senior 20 — 2025 test (filed on or after October 20, 2025)