<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr">Time<br><br>How Trump Is Changing the U.S. Citizenship Test<br><br>The 2025 civics test is similar to the 2020 one, except officers will only be required to ask questions until the applicant either passes or fails the test. For example, if an applicant answers nine questions incorrectly, they have failed the exam, and the officer will not ask the remaining questions.<br><br>The overall shift from 2008 to 2025 also reflects Trump’s first-term Administration’s move away from simple, one-word or short-answer questions, basic geography questions, and questions with minimal civic content to more specific and more complex ones that require better understanding of history. <br><br>The question bank has been made public for applicants to review. Some differences between the 2025 test and the 2008 one include questions on Dwight Eisenhower, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and more explanation-based questions like “Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?” or “Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?” (Answers: “To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait” and “To stop the spread of communism,” respectively.)<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://time.com/7327246/us-citizenship-test-changes-harder-civics-english-trump/" target="_blank">https://time.com/7327246/us-citizenship-test-changes-harder-civics-english-trump/</a></div>
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