Name your U.S. representative.
The answer depends on where you live: name the U.S. representative for your congressional district. Look it up with your ZIP code at house.gov and memorize it. Some applicants (for example in Washington, D.C. or U.S. territories) name their delegate or resident commissioner, or say they have no voting representative.
At the interview for the 2025 civics test, the officer asks you up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud, and you need 12 correct answers to pass. You answer in your own words; any of the accepted answers counts.
More questions on System of Government
- 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?
- 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?
- The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
- The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
- What is the name of the President of the United States now?
- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
- Name one power of the president.
- Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
- Who signs bills to become laws?
- Who vetoes bills?
- Who appoints federal judges?
- The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
- What does the President’s Cabinet do?
- What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- Why is the Electoral College important?
- What is one part of the judicial branch?
- What does the judicial branch do?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
- How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
- How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
- Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
- Name one power that is only for the federal government.
- Name one power that is only for the states.
- What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
- Who is the governor of your state now?
- What is the capital of your state?
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