Citizenship System of Government Practice Questions
System of Government makes up 18 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest Citizenship practice test. Here are 10 of the 72 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Built from the official USCIS 2025 civics test list (128 questions). Officials' names change; check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
1. What are the three branches of government?
- A.Executive, legislative, and military branches
- B.Legislative, executive, and judicial
- C.Federal, state, and local
- D.Senate, House, and Cabinet
Answer: B. The three branches of government are legislative, executive, and judicial. You may also answer: Congress, president, and the courts.
2. In everyday terms, the three branches are Congress, the president, and what?
- A.The Cabinet
- B.The state governors
- C.The armed forces
- D.The courts
Answer: D. One accepted answer for the three branches is Congress, president, and the courts. The other accepted answer is legislative, executive, and judicial.
3. The courts, including the Supreme Court, make up which branch of government?
- A.Judicial branch
- B.Administrative branch
- C.Legislative branch
- D.Executive branch
Answer: A. The courts form the judicial branch. The three branches are legislative, executive, and judicial (or Congress, president, and the courts).
4. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
- A.Congressional branch
- B.Legislative branch
- C.Executive branch
- D.Judicial branch
Answer: C. The President is in charge of the executive branch.
5. What part of the federal government writes laws?
- A.The Vice President
- B.The Supreme Court
- C.U.S. Congress
- D.The President's Cabinet
Answer: C. Congress writes federal laws. Accepted answers: (U.S.) Congress, (U.S. or national) legislature, or legislative branch.
6. Which branch of the federal government is responsible for writing the nation's laws?
- A.Legislative branch
- B.Executive branch
- C.Judicial branch
- D.Administrative branch
Answer: A. The legislative branch writes laws. You may also answer (U.S.) Congress or the (U.S. or national) legislature.
7. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
- A.Senate and Supreme Court
- B.House of Representatives and the Cabinet
- C.President and Vice President
- D.Senate and House of Representatives
Answer: D. The two parts of Congress are the Senate and the House (of Representatives).
8. What is one power of the U.S. Congress?
- A.Commands the military
- B.Writes laws
- C.Decides federal court cases
- D.Vetoes bills
Answer: B. Writing laws is a power of Congress. Other accepted answers: declares war, or makes the federal budget.
9. Which of these is a power held by the U.S. Congress?
- A.Serves as chief diplomat
- B.Declares war
- C.Decides cases in federal court
- D.Signs bills into law
Answer: B. Congress has the power to declare war. Other accepted answers for a power of Congress: writes laws, or makes the federal budget.
10. The U.S. Congress has the power to do which of these?
- A.Command the U.S. military
- B.Veto bills passed by itself
- C.Appoint Supreme Court justices
- D.Make the federal budget
Answer: D. Congress makes the federal budget. Other accepted answers for a power of Congress: writes laws, or declares war.
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