What Is the Name of the President of the United States Now? Civics Question 38
This answer changes, so USCIS publishes it at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates. Here is when to check that page, what changes it, and what to say out loud.
The answer is the name of whoever is President on your interview day, and USCIS publishes it at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
Question 38 asks for the current President of the United States. This answer changes, so USCIS keeps it on one page of its own site. Check that page before your interview and use the name listed there. This is a starred question, so it can also appear on the shorter test for applicants who are 65 or older.
Why the Answer Changes
A President is elected every four years. The job can change hands between the day a study book is printed and the day you sit down with an officer.
The turn happens in January after a November election. A President can also leave office early, and the Vice President then takes over, which changes this answer without any election at all.
Where the Current Answer Lives
Go to uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates. The answers that change are listed there, this one included.
Check it twice. Once at the start of your studying, so you can practice saying a real name out loud, and once in the week of your interview. If your interview falls near a January handover, check again the day before.
Why the Officer Asks This
Following the news of the country is part of the work of a citizen, and this is the plainest test of it on the list.
It belongs to a set of four questions that all work the same way. The President, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice of the United States can each change, and one visit to the updates page settles all four.
How to Remember a Name That Changes
Set a reminder on your phone for the week of your interview with one instruction: open uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
When you open it, say the name out loud, then say it again at three points during the day. A name sticks when your mouth has said it, not when your eyes have read it.
Practice the last name hardest. That is the part the officer is listening for.
What to Say on Test Day
Say the name you found on the USCIS page. The last name is what the officer is listening for, and the first and last name together is fine.
Leave off titles, parties and home states. One name, said once, then stop.
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