36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?*

• Four (4) years – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test.  The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The English

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35. 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 – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of

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34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?

• Citizens from their (congressional) district – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics

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33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

• Citizens in their (congressional) district • Citizens in their district – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two

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32. Who elects U.S. senators?

• Citizens from their state – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The

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31. Who does a U.S. senator represent?

• Citizens of their state – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The

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30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components:

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29. 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.] – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a

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28. Why does each state have two senators?

• Equal representation (for small states) • The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has

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27. How many senators does each state have?

• Two (2) – Important Updates to the Naturalization Test – USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. The naturalization test has two components: • English • Civics The English portion

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