Acceso Latino provides you with a comprehensive guide to the exam to seek to obtain US citizenship.
For Latino migrants in the US who meet the requirements to obtain US citizenship and are seeking to begin the process to obtain it, Acceso Latino provides, free of charge, the "Citizenship" (Ciudadanízate in english) tool that you will find in the Citizenship section. Check if you are a candidate for naturalization, the two main requirements are to be at least 18 years old and have a Green Card.
According to the official website of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), those interested in obtaining naturalization must fill out the N-400 form available at the following link: https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/n-400
In addition to being a resident at the time of the interview, the interested party must have good conduct and be in a position to take an English test and a civics test.
The civics test is from history and the United States government. A USCIS officer will ask you 10 questions and you must answer six correctly for the civics section to be approved.
The exam is multiple choice. Here are 12 questions as an example of what they may ask you:
What is the supreme law of the land?
- The Constitution
What does the Constitution do?
- Sets up the government
- Define the government
- Protects the basic rights of American citizens
The first three words of the Constitution contain the idea of self-government (that the people govern themselves). What are these words?
- We the people /We the people
What is an amendment?
-A change (to the Constitution)
-An addition (to the Constitution)
By what name are the first ten amendments to the Constitution known?
-The Bill of Rights /The Bill of Rights
What is a right or freedom that the First Amendment guarantees?
- Expression
- Religion
- Meeting
- Press
- Petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
- Twenty seven
What did the Declaration of Independence?
- Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
- Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
-He said that the United States became independent (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
- Life
- Freedom
- The pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion?
- You can practice any religion or not practice any
What is the economic system of the United States?
- Capitalist economy
- Market economy
What is the ‘rule of law’ (law and order)?
- Everyone must obey the law
- Leaders must obey the law
- The government must obey the law
- No one is above the law
In the following link you can find the hundred questions that are part of the exam.
In the same way, you can visit Ciudadanízate and review the questions https://ciudadanizate.accesolatino.org/repaso.html
The questions may change, either by government decision or change of mandate.
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