2025 civics test · Question 62 · System of Government
What is the capital of your state?
Your answer will vary
The correct answer depends on you: on your state, or on who holds the office right now.
Answers will vary. District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.
USCIS publishes the current answers to these questions at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates .
How this question is asked
On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.
This question also appears on the 2008 civics test , as question 44.
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