Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Test
Part 2
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B: System of Government
13. What are the three branches or parts of the government?
A: Executive, legislative, and judicial
A: Congress, the President, the courts
14. Name one branch or part of the government.
A: Congress
A: Legislative
A: President
A: Executive
A: The courts
A: Judicial
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: The President
16. Who makes federal laws?
A: Congress
A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
A: The ( U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the United States Congress?
A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
18. How many United States Senators are there?
A: 100
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? *
A: Six (6)
20. Name your state’s two U.S. Senators. *
A: Answers will vary. [For District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories, the answer is that DC (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
21. How many U.S. Senators does each state have?
A: Two (2)
22. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? *
A: 435
23. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
A: Two (2)
24. Name your U.S. Representative.
A: Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting delegates or resident commissioners may provide the name of that representative or commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.]
25. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A: All people of the state
26. Who does a U.S. Representative represent?
A: All people of the district
27. What decides each state’s number of U.S. Representatives?
A: The state’s population
28. How is each state’s number of Representatives decided?
A: The state’s population
29. Why do we have three branches of government? *
A: So no branch is too powerful
30. Name one example of checks and balances.
A: The President vetoes a bill.
A: Congress can confirm or not confirm a President’s nomination.
A: Congress approves the President’s budget.
A: The Supreme Court strikes down a law.
31. We elect a President for how many years?
A: Four (4) years
32. How old must a President be?
A: Thirty-five (35) or older
A: At least thirty-five (35)
33. To become President of the United States, what must the person be at birth?
A: A citizen
34. Who is the President now?
A: [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)
35. What is the name of the President of the United States?
A: [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)
A: (President) George W. Bush
A: George Bush
A: Bush
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