The civics test for high school students

It is the same test new citizens take

The questions come from the civics test that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services gives at the naturalization interview. States don't write their own; they use the USCIS list. That's why the study material here is exactly what your class needs: all 128 questions with every accepted answer, in the official order, each with a memory hook and a button that reads it aloud.

Which list: 100 questions or 128?

USCIS replaced its 100-question list with a 128-question list in October 2025, and states are switching over on their own schedules. Some laws still name the 100-question version; others, like South Carolina's, move to the 128 for the 2026–27 school year. The two lists overlap heavily, and the 128 covers nearly every question on the 100 in the same or similar wording, so studying the 128 prepares you for either. Your teacher or your state's department of education knows which version and which passing score applies to you.

States with a civics test graduation requirement

As of 2026, roughly thirteen states require it, and the details vary: Arizona was first (2015) and now requires 70 correct out of 100; Wisconsin requires 65 of 100 and offers the test in several languages; South Carolina lets districts give 20 questions from the 128; Arkansas requires 60 of 100; Nevada requires an exam of at least 50 USCIS questions with schools setting the passing score. Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah have requirements of their own, and more states propose one most years. Rules change; check your state's department of education for the current version, question count, passing score, and whether you can retake it.

For teachers

• Classroom mode. Put the questions on the projector: each one appears and is read aloud, the class answers out loud, a countdown runs, the answer appears. Or tap to reveal at your own pace. Choose a section for the day's lesson, or 20 random for a warm-up. It also presents the interview and oath pages as narrated slides, which double as civics lessons on how naturalization works.
• Homework. Students open the trainer on their phones. It works through the 128 in short rounds in official order, remembers what they missed, and has a practice test scored the way the officer scores it. The menu shows which rounds are done, so "finish the first six rounds by Friday" is checkable.
• Printables. The 128 questions and answers as a PDF, in English and Spanish, and the Teacher Kit with a QR code and a one-page flyer for the classroom wall.
• Multilingual students. Spanish under every question in the trainer, and instructions in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

For students

• Say the answers out loud. Reading the list feels like studying; saying the answers is what makes them stick, and it's what the test rewards.
• Pick one answer for each question. Most have several accepted answers; you only need one.
• The questions people miss are the same for students as for new citizens: the 13 original states, the Federalist Papers, the Cabinet, the amendment numbers. Fifteen minutes on that page pays off.
• Two weeks of one round a day gets you through all 128. Then take the practice test until you pass it three times in a row.

A note on what this site is

CitizenshipPal was built for people preparing for the naturalization interview, and the classroom tools grew out of citizenship classes. It is independent, not affiliated with USCIS or any state education department, and free for schools to use however they like. If your school uses it, tell us what would make it better for a classroom.