The Trump administration moved again Wednesday to make it harder to gain U.S. citizenship, announcing a slate of changes to the core civics test that immigrants must pass to be naturalized. The changes would expand the number of questions immigrants need to be prepared to answer, and increase the number of questions they must answer correctly in order to pass. AdvertisementThe shift follows other Trump administration changes to the process by which U.S. Under the current test, which dates to 2008, there are 100 possible questions, and prospective citizens must answer six out of 10 correctly. World & Nation Government unveils new citizenship test The Bush administration unveiled a revamped citizenship test Thursday intended to promote assimilation and patriotism -- a redesign some critics contend erects a higher hurdle for immigrants who want to become citizens.