Your officials for the civics test
Four civics questions depend on where you live: your U.S. senators (Q23), your U.S. representative (Q29), your governor (Q61) and your state capital (Q62). Pick your state to see yours. Names checked against official .gov sources as of October 16, 2026.
- Q23 · Your U.S. senators (name one)
- Q61 · Your governor
- Q62 · Your state capital
- Q29 · Your U.S. representative
- Depends on your congressional district. Find yours by ZIP code on house.gov, then write it here: ______________________
As of October 16, 2026. Officials can change before your interview; the officer expects the person serving on your interview day.
Answers that change
As of October 16, 2026. Give the person serving on your interview day.
| Q38 · President | Donald J. Trump |
|---|---|
| Q39 · Vice President | JD Vance |
| Q30 · Speaker of the House | Mike Johnson |
| Q57 · Chief Justice | John G. Roberts, Jr. |
| Q53 · Seats on the Supreme Court | Nine (9) |
Sources: whitehouse.gov, speaker.gov, supremecourt.gov, senate.gov, usa.gov and each state's governor site. Heads-up: U.S. elections on November 3, 2026 may change senators, governors and the Speaker in January 2027. Always check USCIS test updates.
Interview-day checklist
Not legal advice. Your appointment notice and USCIS's Document Checklist (M-477) list what applies to you.
Bring
- Your interview appointment notice
- Your Permanent Resident Card (green card)
- A government photo ID, such as a driver's license or state ID
- Passports and travel documents you used since becoming a permanent resident
- Every document your notice asks for, originals and copies (for example marriage or divorce records, name-change papers, tax transcripts, court records if you were ever arrested)
- A copy of your N-400, to review your answers
Know
- Your senators, governor, capital and representative (see above)
- The answers that change (President, Vice President, Speaker, Chief Justice)
- Civics: up to 20 questions from the 128; you need 12 right (2025 test)
- English: read 1 of 3 sentences aloud and write 1 of 3 sentences correctly. Practice reading and writing.
- Be ready to explain any answer on your N-400
The day before
- One last Standard 20 practice round, answering out loud
- Check the address, parking or transit, and the security rules for your USCIS office
- Plan to arrive about 30 minutes early
All states: senators, governor and capital
| State | U.S. senators | Governor | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Katie Boyd Britt, Tommy Tuberville | Kay Ivey | Montgomery |
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan | Mike Dunleavy | Juneau |
| Arizona | Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly | Katie Hobbs | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | John Boozman, Tom Cotton | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Little Rock |
| California | Alex Padilla, Adam B. Schiff | Gavin Newsom | Sacramento |
| Colorado | Michael F. Bennet, John W. Hickenlooper | Jared Polis | Denver |
| Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal, Christopher Murphy | Ned Lamont | Hartford |
| Delaware | Lisa Blunt Rochester, Christopher A. Coons | Matt Meyer | Dover |
| Florida | Ashley Moody, Rick Scott | Ron DeSantis | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | Jon Ossoff, Raphael G. Warnock | Brian Kemp | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | Mazie K. Hirono, Brian Schatz | Josh Green | Honolulu |
| Idaho | Mike Crapo, James E. Risch | Brad Little | Boise |
| Illinois | Tammy Duckworth, Richard J. Durbin | J.B. Pritzker | Springfield |
| Indiana | Jim Banks, Todd Young | Mike Braun | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | Joni Ernst, Chuck Grassley | Kim Reynolds | Des Moines |
| Kansas | Roger Marshall, Jerry Moran | Laura Kelly | Topeka |
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul | Andy Beshear | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy | Jeff Landry | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | Susan M. Collins, Angus S., Jr. King | Janet Mills | Augusta |
| Maryland | Angela D. Alsobrooks, Chris Van Hollen | Wes Moore | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | Edward J. Markey, Elizabeth Warren | Maura Healey | Boston |
| Michigan | Gary C. Peters, Elissa Slotkin | Gretchen Whitmer | Lansing |
| Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith | Tim Walz | Saint Paul |
| Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith, Roger F. Wicker | Tate Reeves | Jackson |
| Missouri | Josh Hawley, Eric Schmitt | Mike Kehoe | Jefferson City |
| Montana | Steve Daines, Tim Sheehy | Greg Gianforte | Helena |
| Nebraska | Deb Fischer, Pete Ricketts | Jim Pillen | Lincoln |
| Nevada | Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen | Joe Lombardo | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | Margaret Wood Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen | Kelly Ayotte | Concord |
| New Jersey | Cory A. Booker, Andy Kim | Mikie Sherrill | Trenton |
| New Mexico | Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Luján | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Santa Fe |
| New York | Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Charles E. Schumer | Kathy Hochul | Albany |
| North Carolina | Ted Budd, Thom Tillis | Josh Stein | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | Kevin Cramer, John Hoeven | Kelly Armstrong | Bismarck |
| Ohio | Jon Husted, Bernie Moreno | Mike DeWine | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | Alan Armstrong, James Lankford | Kevin Stitt | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden | Tina Kotek | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | John Fetterman, David McCormick | Josh Shapiro | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse | Dan McKee | Providence |
| South Carolina | Darline Graham, Tim Scott | Henry McMaster | Columbia |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds, John Thune | Larry Rhoden | Pierre |
| Tennessee | Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty | Bill Lee | Nashville |
| Texas | John Cornyn, Ted Cruz | Greg Abbott | Austin |
| Utah | John R. Curtis, Mike Lee | Spencer Cox | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | Bernard Sanders, Peter Welch | Phil Scott | Montpelier |
| Virginia | Tim Kaine, Mark R. Warner | Abigail Spanberger | Richmond |
| Washington | Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray | Bob Ferguson | Olympia |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito, James C. Justice | Patrick Morrisey | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson | Tony Evers | Madison |
| Wyoming | John Barrasso, Cynthia M. Lummis | Mark Gordon | Cheyenne |
D.C. residents: D.C. is not a state; it has no U.S. senators, no governor and no state capital. Say that at the interview. As of October 16, 2026.
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