All 128 questions · American Government / C: Rights and Responsibilities
2025 Civics Test · Question 68 of 128
How can people become United States citizens?
En español: ¿Cómo pueden las personas convertirse en ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
- Naturalize
- Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
Why this is the answerThree roads in: born here, naturalized like you are doing now, or citizenship passed down from a parent. Yours is the middle one.
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In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “The promise” — the rights and responsibilities that come with being an American. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
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