Civics question 38 of 128 65/20 set
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Who holds the office now
- Donald J. Trump
- Donald Trump
- Trump
USCIS accepts any of these. Source: the USCIS test updates page, last reviewed by USCIS on September 18, 2025. This site checks every night that the office has not changed hands; check that page yourself before your interview.
What the USCIS question list itself says
- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
This answer changes. USCIS does not print a name in its own question list; it publishes the current officeholder on a separate page so the answer is never stale. Check the official test updates page shortly before your interview, and answer with whoever holds the office on the day.
Source: official USCIS question list for the 2025 version of the civics test. This site is independent and not affiliated with USCIS.
Background
USCIS names the current president on its test updates page rather than in the printed question list, because the office changes hands and any printed name would eventually be wrong. This page repeats that name in the box above for as long as a nightly check confirms the office has not changed. The office itself: the president heads the executive branch, serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, signs or vetoes bills passed by Congress, nominates federal judges and cabinet officers, and conducts relations with other countries. The term lasts four years, with a maximum of two elected terms under the Twenty-second Amendment. Check the USCIS page shortly before your interview, since a new term begins on January 20 following each presidential election and a change can also happen mid-term.
This background section is written by US Citizenship Test Practice to explain the civics fact. It is not part of the USCIS question list, and the official answer above is the one to give at the interview.
Where this question sits
It is part of System of Government, inside the American Government section of the test. It is also one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set, so it is worth knowing well.