What is the capital of the United States?

Explanation

The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.

Why it matters

D.C. is a federal district, not part of any state, and is home to the three branches of government.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 94 is one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only those 20 questions instead of all 100, and this is one of them.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

• because there were 13 original coloniesanswers Question 96: Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
• Atlantic (Ocean)answers Question 90: What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
• We the Peopleanswers Question 3: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

More Geography questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

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• Question 89: What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?Pacific (Ocean)
• Question 90: What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?Atlantic (Ocean)
• Question 91: Name one U.S. territory.Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands · American Samoa · Northern Mariana Islands · Guam
• Question 92: Name one state that borders Canada.Maine · New Hampshire · Vermont · New York · Pennsylvania · Ohio · Michigan · Minnesota · North Dakota · Montana · Idaho · Washington · Alaska