The Civics Exam

A sourced examination in American civics

How well do you actually know your government?

350 questions across ten subjects and five difficulty tiers — from the naturalization interview to the clauses nobody quotes. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the primary source, so a wrong answer is worth more than a right one.

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The five tiers

1. Citizen32
2. Student44
3. Voter89
4. Scholar108
5. Wonk77

Citizen: The things the naturalization interview actually asks.Wonk: The footnotes. Procedure, precedent and the awkward exceptions.

The ten subjects

Founding & Principles

The Declaration, the Articles, the Convention, and the ideas underneath all of it — consent, rule of law, separation of powers.

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