Who elects U.S. senators?

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 32 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• It decides who is elected president.answers Question 49: Why is the Electoral College important?
• To be independent (of politics)answers Question 56: Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
• Forms the governmentanswers Question 3: Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

More System of Government questions

• Question 29: Name your U.S. representative.Depends on where you live
• Question 30: What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?Changes with the officeholder
• Question 31: Who does a U.S. senator represent?Citizens of their state · People of their state
• Question 33: Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?Citizens in their (congressional) district · Citizens in their district · People from their (congressional) district · People in their district
• Question 34: Who elects members of the House of Representatives?Citizens from their (congressional) district