Citizenship Questions by State

Below are the official new citizenship test questions that have answers varied from state to state. Click on your state below to go to the answer. Please note that we're in election season, which means the information below may not be accurate as time goes by. We will update this page as frequently as possible to bring you the latest information. Question #20: Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?
Question #24: What is the name of your U.S. Representative?
Question #43: Who is the Governor of your state?
Question #44: What is the capital of your state?

AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio
AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma
AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon
AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania
CA California MI Michigan RI Rhode Island
CO Colorado MN Minnesota SC South Carolina
CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SD South Dakota
DE Delaware MO Missouri TN Tennessee
FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas
GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah
HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont
ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia
IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington
IN Indiana NM New Mexico DC Washington, DC
IA Iowa NY New York WV West Virginia
KS Kansas NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin
KY Kentucky ND North Dakota WY Wyoming




Citizenship Questions Related to Alabama - AL

State Senators: Sen. Jeff Sessions (Republican) & Sen. Richard C. Shelby (Republican)
Governor: Bob Riley
Capital City: Montgomery, since 1846
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Alaska - AK

State Senators: Sen. Mark Begich (Democrat) & Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Governor: Sarah Palin
Capital City: Juneau 1906
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Arizona - AZ

State Senators: Sen. Jon Kyl (Republican) & Sen. John McCain (Republican)
Governor: Janet Napolitano
Capital City: Phoenix, since 1889
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Arkansas - AR

State Senators: Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln (Democrat) & Sen. Mark L. Pryor (Democrat)
Governor: Mike Beebe
Capital City: Little Rock, since 1821
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to California - CA

State Senators: Sen. Barbara Boxer (Democrat) & Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Capital City: Sacramento, since 1854
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Colorado - CO

State Senators: Ken Salazar (Democrat) & Mark Udall (Democrat)
Governor: Bill Ritter
Capital City: Denver, since 1867
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Connecticut - CT

State Senators: Sen. Christopher Dodd (Democrat) & Sen. Joeseph Lieberman (Independent)
Governor: M. Jodi Rell
Capital City: Hartford, since 1875
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Delaware - DE

State Senators: Sen. Joseph Biden (Democrat) (will change) & Sen. Thomas Carper (Republican)
Governor: Jack Markell
Capital City: Dover, since 1777
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Florida - FL

State Senators: Sen. Bill Nelson (Democrat) & Sen. Mel Martinez (Republican)
Governor: Charlie Crist
Capital City: Tallahassee, since 1824
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Georgia - GA

State Senators: Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Republican) & Sen. Johnny Isakson (Republican)
Governor: Sonny Perdue
Capital City: Atlanta, since 1868
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Hawaii - HI

State Senators: Sen. Daniel Akaka (Democrat) & Sen. Daniel Inouye (Democrat)
Governor: Linda Lingle
Capital City: Honolulu, since 1845
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Idaho - ID

State Senators: Sen. Larry Craig (Republican) & Sen. Michael Crapo (Republican)
Governor: Butch Otter
Capital City: Boise, since 1865
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Illinois - IL

State Senators: Sen. Dick Durbin (Democrat) & Sen. Barack Obama (Democrat) (will change)
Governor: Rod Blagojevich
Capital City: Springfield, since 1837
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Indiana - IN

State Senators: Sen. Evan Bayh (Democrat) & Sen. Richard Lugar (Republican)
Governor: Mitch Daniels
Capital City: Indianapolis, since 1825
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Iowa - IA

State Senators: Sen. Charles Grassley (Republican) & Sen. Tom Harkin (Democrat)
Governor: Chet Culver
Capital City: Des Moines, since 1857
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Kansas - KS

State Senators: Sen. Sam Brownback (Republican) & Sen. Pat Roberts (Republican)
Governor: Kathleen Sebelius
Capital City: Topeka, since 1856
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Kentucky - KY

State Senators: Sen. Jim Bunning (Republican) & Sen. Mitch McConnell (Republican)
Governor: Steve Beshear
Capital City: Frankfort, since 1792
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Louisiana - LA

State Senators: Sen. Mary Landrieu (Democrat) & Sen. David Vitter (Republican)
Governor: Bobby Jindal
Capital City: Baton Rouge, since 1880
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Maine - ME

State Senators: Sen. Susan Collins (Republican) & Sen. Olympia Snowe (Republican)
Governor: John Baldacci
Capital City: Augusta, since 1832
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Maryland - MD

State Senators: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Democrat) & Sen. Ben Cardin (Democrat)
Governor: Martin O'Malley
Capital City: Annapolis, since 1694
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Massachusetts - MA

State Senators: Sen. Edward Kennedy (Democrat) & Sen. John Kerry (Democrat)
Governor: Deval Patrick
Capital City: Boston, since 1630
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Michigan - MI

State Senators: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Democrat) & Sen. Carl Levin (Democrat)
Governor: Jennifer Granholm
Capital City: Lansing, since 1847
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Minnesota - MN

State Senators: Sen. Norm Coleman (Republican) & Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Democrat)
Governor: Tim Pawlenty
Capital City: Saint Paul, since 1849
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Mississippi - MS

State Senators: Sen. Thad Cochran (Republican) & Sen. Roger Wicker (Republican)
Governor: Haley Barbour
Capital City: Jackson, since 1821
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Missouri - MO

State Senators: Sen. Christopher Bond (Republican) & Sen. Claire McCaskill (Democrat)
Governor: Jay Nixon
Capital City: Jefferson City, since 1826
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Montana - MT

State Senators: Sen. Max Baucus (Democrat) & Sen. John Tester (Democrat)
Governor: Brian Schweitzer
Capital City: Helena, since 1875
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Nebraska - NE

State Senators: Sen. Chuck Hagel (Republican) & Sen. Ben Nelson (Democrat)
Governor: Dave Heineman
Capital City: Lincoln, since 1867
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Nevada - NV

State Senators: Sen. John Ensign (Republican) & Sen. Harry Reid (Democrat)
Governor: Jim Gibbons
Capital City: Carson City, since 1861
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to New Hampshire - NH

State Senators: Sen. Judd Gregg (Republican) & Sen. John Sununu (Republican)
Governor: John Lynch
Capital City: Concord, since 1808
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to New Jersey - NJ

State Senators: Sen. Robert Menendez (Democrat) & Sen. Frank Lautenberg (Democrat)
Governor: Jon Corzine
Capital City: Trenton, since 1784
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to New Mexico - NM

State Senators: Sen. Jeff Bingaman (Democrat) & Sen. Pete Domenici (Republican)
Governor: Bill Richardson
Capital City: Santa Fe, since 1610
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to New York - NY

State Senators: Sen. Hillary Clinton (Democrat) (will change) & Sen. Charles Schumer (Democrat)
Governor: David Paterson
Capital City: Albany, since 1797
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to North Carolina - NC

State Senators: Sen. Elizabeth Dole (Republican) & Sen. Richard Burr (Republican)
Governor: Beverly Perdue
Capital City: Raleigh, since 1794
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to North Dakota - ND

State Senators: Sen. Kent Conrad (Democrat) & Sen. Byron Dorgan (Democrat)
Governor: John Hoeven
Capital City: Bismarck, since 1883
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Ohio - OH

State Senators: Sen. George Voinovich (Republican) & Sen. Sherrod Brown (Democrat)
Governor: Ted Strickland
Capital City: Columbus, since 1816
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Oklahoma - OK

State Senators: Sen. James Inhofe (Republican) & Sen. Tom Coburn (Republican)
Governor: Brad Henry
Capital City: Oklahoma City, since 1910
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Oregon - OR

State Senators: Sen. Ron Wyden (Democrat) & Sen. Gordon Smith (Republican)
Governor: Ted Kulongoski
Capital City: Salem 1855, since
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Pennsylvania - PA

State Senators: Sen. Arlen Specter (Republican) & Sen. Robert Casey (Democrat)
Governor: Ed Rendell
Capital City: Harrisburg, since 1812
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Rhode Island - RI

State Senators: Sen. Jack Reed (Democrat) & Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat)
Governor: Donald Carcieri
Capital City: Providence, since 1900
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to South Carolina - SC

State Senators: Sen. Jim DeMint (Republican) & Sen. Lindsey Graham (Republican)
Governor: Mark Sanford
Capital City: Columbia, since 1786
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to South Dakota - SD

State Senators: Sen. Tim Johnson (Democrat) & Sen. John Thune (Republican)
Governor: Mike Rounds
Capital City: Pierre, since 1889
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Tennessee - TN

State Senators: Sen. Lamar Alexander (Republican) & Sen. Bob Corker (Republican)
Governor: Phil Bredesen
Capital City: Nashville, since 1826
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Texas - TX

State Senators: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican) & Sen. John Cornyn (Republican)
Governor: Rick Perry
Capital City: Austin, since 1839
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Utah - UT

State Senators: Sen. Robert Bennett (Republican) & Sen. Orrin Hatch (Republican)
Governor: Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Capital City: Salt Lake City, since 1858
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Vermont - VT

State Senators: Sen. Patrick Leahy (Democrat) Sen. & Bernard Sanders (Independent)
Governor: Jim Douglas
Capital City: Montpelier, since 1805
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Virginia - VA

State Senators: Sen. John Warner (Republican) & Sen. James Webb (Democrat)
Governor: Tim Kaine
Capital City: Richmond, since 1780
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Washington - WA

State Senators: Sen. Maria Cantwell (Democrat) & Sen. Patty Murray (Democrat)
Governor: Christine Gregoire
Capital City: Olympia, since 1853
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to West Virginia - WV

State Senators: Sen. Robert Byrd (Democrat) & Sen. John Rockefeller IV (Democrat)
Governor: Joe Manchin
Capital City: Charleston, since 1885
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Wisconsin - WI

State Senators: Sen. Russ Feingold (Democrat) & Sen. Herbert Kohl (Democrat)
Governor: Jim Doyle
Capital City: Madison, since 1838
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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Citizenship Questions Related to Wyoming - WY

State Senators: Sen. Michael Enzi (Republican) & Sen. John Barrasco (Republican)
Governor: Dave Freudenthal
Capital City: Cheyenne, since 1869
U.S. Representative: By Districts or Search by zip code
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