New US citizenship test requires deeper knowledge of American history

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00:00US citizenship just got a little harder. Applicants will now face a new civics test

00:05with more questions about American history, government, and the founding principles of the

00:10nation. US Citizenship and Immigration Service announced Wednesday that the updated test

00:18provides a similar format from Trump's first term in 2020, which had been removed by the

00:24Biden administration for making it more challenging for immigrants to become citizens.

00:28The new exam includes 128 questions and applicants must get 12 out of 20 right in an oral test.

00:36Previously, they studied 100 questions and needed six correct answers.

00:40The change, officials say, is part of a broader push to ensure new citizens are prepared to fully

00:45participate in American life. Questions now cover the 10th Amendment, the Federalist Papers,

00:51President Eisenhower, Hamilton, and Madison, and American Innovation. The rules apply to

00:56applications filed after mid-October. In the last decade, nearly 8 million immigrants have taken the

01:03oath. In 2024, more than 818,000 new citizens were naturalized, down 7% from 2023, but still above

01:11pre-pandemic levels. During 2020, pandemic shutdowns slowed everything. USCIS received 7.7 million

01:19applications and naturalized just 625,000. Read the full story right now on the Straight Arrow News

01:25mobile app or on san.com. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kayleigh Carey.