24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

  • All people of the state

    Senators are elected to serve the people of their state for six years. Each of the two senators represents the entire state.

    Before the 17th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1913, the state legislatures elected the U.S. senators to represent their state.

    Now, all the voters in a state elect their two U.S. senators directly.

    ** As you prepare for U.S. citizenship, Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons will help you study for the civics and English portions of the naturalization interview. There are 100 civics (history and government) questions on the naturalization test. During your naturalization interview, you will be asked up to 10 questions from the list of 100 questions. You must answer correctly six (6) of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.

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