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About the Test
In 2015, the Arizona legislature passed the American Civics Act (House Bill 2064). This bill requires students, beginning with the graduating class of 2017, to pass a civics test based on the United States Immigration and Naturalization civics questions. Students will be required to score 60% or higher in order to graduate from high school or obtain a high school equivalency certificate. As a courtesy, the Arizona Department of Education, with help from the Maricopa County Education Service Agency and Arizona educators, has developed a mostly multiple choice version of the required test.
Statutory Requirements
Find the complete text of the statute at the following Arizona State Legislature web address at House Bill 2064. In summary:
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School district boards and charter school governing bodies may decide how the test is administered.
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Students must correctly answer at least 60 of the 100 questions on the Arizona Civics Test.
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Student may retake the test as many times as necessary to pass.
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Schools must document a student’s passing grade on their transcript.
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Students receiving special education services are exempt from obtaining a passing score unless required by an IEP (Individual Education Plan).
Design of the ADE's Civics Test
The Civics Test provided by ADE includes the 100 civics questions from the naturalization test with most questions rewritten as multiple choice questions.
The few questions that require students to name specific elected officials are worded as short answer questions and placed at the end of the test. The multiple choice questions are ordered by the grade based on test content alignment, beginning with Kindergarten and ending with high school.
There is also a study guide booklet you can use to better prepare yourself. Study Booklet.pdf
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100 Questions
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The official list of 100 civics questions included on the naturalization test and free study materials are posted on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services web site.
ADE’s Civics Test is included in this document; as well as an answer key and question alignment to the standards.
