Who makes federal laws?

Explanation

Congress makes federal laws. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Why it matters

Lawmaking rests with elected representatives, keeping the power to write law close to the people.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 16 is not in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only the 20 marked questions, so this one would not be asked. Everyone else studies all 100.

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Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.

• the Presidentanswers Question 15: Who is in charge of the executive branch?
• John Robertsanswers Question 40: Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
• sets up the governmentanswers Question 2: What does the Constitution do?

More System of Government questions

Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.

• Question 13: Name one branch or part of the government.Congress · legislative · President · executive · the courts · judicial
• Question 14: What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?checks and balances · separation of powers
• Question 15: Who is in charge of the executive branch?the President
• Question 17: What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?the Senate and House (of Representatives)
• Question 18: How many U.S. Senators are there?one hundred (100)