2025 version (128 questions)Updated for the Oct 20, 2025 testC: Rights and Responsibilities

How can people become United States citizens?

Answer

  • Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
  • Naturalize
  • Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)

Explanation

People become U.S. citizens by being born in the United States under the 14th Amendment, by naturalizing, or by deriving citizenship under conditions set by Congress. USCIS accepts be born in the United States under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment, naturalize, or derive citizenship.

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