I was also surprised by this question, and agree it is bad timing with the political climate. I think the reason it's happening is because each person needs to respond to the "Let's Check Some Other Situations" question due to the new question about "I want to change the language". If you're filling this out for person #1, then the "Other Situations" form hasn't been filled in by person #2 (spouse) yet, which means there is not yet a response for the question on that same list about being a non resident alien or dual status spouse. Anyway, seems like a programming issue with the order/branching of the questions, but again, unfortunate timing given the loaded nature of asking about citizenship status.
