The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently completed a multi-year redesign of the naturalization test. This newly revised test will help encourage citizenship applicants to learn and identify with the basic values Americans share. The test will emphasize the fundamental concepts of American democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

The redesign process is to ensure that the applicants have a meaningful understanding of the U.S. government and its history. The redesigned test will serve as an important instrument to encourage civic learning and patriotism.

Some new sections of the test that have been overhauled is the English reading and writing section, as well as new history and government questions – now testing in ten sites across the country. The redesigned test was introduced on September 27, 2007. Naturalization applicants will begin taking the revised test on October 1, 2008.

To find out more about what test you might take:
Read this article from the USCIS