| How many senators does each state have? | Two (2) |
| Why does each state have two senators? | • Equal representation
• The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) |
| Name your U.S. representative. | • Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no voting representatives in Congress.] Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates |
| What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? | Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| Who does a U.S. senator represent? | • Citizens of their state
• People of their state |
| Who elects U.S. senators? | Citizens from their state |
| Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent? | • Citizens in their congressional district
• Citizens in their district
• People from their congressional district
• People in their district |
| Who elects members of the House of Representatives? | Citizens from their congressional district |
| Some states have more representatives than other states. Why? | • Because of the state’s population
• Because they have more people
• Because some states have more people |
| The President of the United States is elected for how many years? | Four years |
| The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why? | • Because of the 22nd Amendment
• To keep the president from becoming too powerful |
| What is the name of the President of the United States now? | Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States. |
| What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? | Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States. |
| If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? | The Vice President of the United States |
| Name one power of the president. | • Signs bills into law
• Vetoes bills
• Enforces laws
• Commander in Chief of the military
• Chief diplomat |
| Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? | The President of the United States |
| Who signs bills to become laws? | The President of the United States |
| Who vetoes bills? | The President of the United States |
| Who appoints federal judges? | The President of the United States |
| The executive branch has many parts. Name one. | • President of the United States
• Cabinet
• Federal departments and agencies |
| What does the President’s Cabinet do? | Advises the President of the United States |
| What are two Cabinet-level positions? | • Attorney General
• Secretary of Commerce
• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of Education
• Secretary of Energy
• Secretary of Homeland Security
• Secretary of the Interior
• Secretary of Labor
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of the Treasury
• Vice President of the United States
[and others] |
| Why is the Electoral College important? | • It decides who is elected president.
• It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection. |
| What is one part of the judicial branch? | • Supreme Court
• Federal Courts |
| What does the judicial branch do? | • Reviews laws
• Explains laws
• Resolves disputes disagreements about the law
• Decides if a law goes against the U.S. Constitution |
