Before reciting the oath of allegiance before a judge, aspiring U.S. citizens must pass an oral civics test. The test ...

On the eve of our 249th birthday, presidential historian Jon Meacham says he sees a rising distrust in democracy and that we ...

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In that spirit, the citizenship test was changed back to its previous version, which was last updated in 2008. In December, U.S. authorities said the test was due for an update after 15 years.

Tom Grennan is known for his love of Ireland, but he struggled with a couple of questions about the country when quizzed by ...

Becoming a U.S. citizen means navigating paperwork, background checks, interviews and mounting fees. Here are some things to ...

The test for legal immigrants to become naturalized U.S. citizens is about to get harder. Every person who applies for citizenship after Tuesday, Dec. 1, will have to study 128 questions about ...

Under state law, high schools are required to administer the citizenship test, all 128 questions of it, and students must get at least 90 questions correct in order to graduate.

Trump's challenge to universal injunctions in the Supreme Court could redefine judicial authority and influence the future of ...

Every year, more than 800,000 people take a 10-question civics test as part of the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. More than 92% pass on the first try. But if you were to ask these same ...

T he Battle of Hastings is not a bother. Almost all Britons would know, as the British citizenship test demands they should, both when it was fought (1066) and who won (William the Conqueror).