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US Citizenship Test Practice: Congress (Questions 16-35)

Civics test practice for the 2025 US citizenship test, questions 16 to 35: the three branches, the Senate and the House, how many members each has, how long their terms are and who they represent. Answers are worded as USCIS lists them in the 2025 civics test (M-1778). Study help only, not legal advice.

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Questions 16 to 35: Congress

In this lesson · 3 sections

Questions 16 to 35 are mostly about Congress, the legislative branch that writes laws. The trick is keeping the Senate and the House apart.

The three branches

BranchWhoMain job
LegislativeCongressWrites laws
ExecutiveThe PresidentEnforces laws
JudicialThe courtsReviews and explains laws

Senate vs House

SenateHouse of Representatives
Members100 (2 per state)435 voting members
Term6 years2 years
RepresentsPeople of their statePeople in their congressional district
Number per state set byEqual for every stateThe state's population

Two “why” questions come straight from that table:

  • Why two senators per state? Equal representation for small states: the Great Compromise (also called the Connecticut Compromise).
  • Why do representatives serve shorter terms? To more closely follow public opinion.

Questions with your own answer

Three questions in this range depend on where you live or who is in office:

  • Your senators and your representative: look them up on senate.gov and house.gov before the interview. D.C. and territory residents have special answers (on the cards).
  • The Speaker of the House: names change, and you must give the person serving at the time of your interview. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.

Questions 20 and 30 are on the shorter list for the 65/20 special consideration.

This deck is study help, not legal advice. For anything about your own application, go to uscis.gov.

Quiz me on this
Name the three branches of government.
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
What part of the federal government writes laws?
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
How many U.S. senators are there?
How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
How many senators does each state have?
Why does each state have two senators?
Name your U.S. representative.
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
Who elects U.S. senators?
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?