United StatesQuestion 17 (2025 list) · System of government

The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

  1. aThe legislative branch
  2. bThe judicial branch
  3. cThe electoral branch
  4. dThe executive branchCorrect answer

Why?

The President leads the executive branch, which carries out and enforces federal laws. Congress is the legislative branch, and the courts are the judicial branch.

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  1. Question 18 (2025 list)

    What part of the federal government writes laws?

    Correct answer:The U.S. Congress

  2. Question 19 (2025 list)

    What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

    Correct answer:The Senate and the House of Representatives

  3. Question 20 (2025 list)

    Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

    Correct answer:Writes laws

  4. Question 21 (2025 list)

    How many U.S. senators are there?

    Correct answer:One hundred (100)

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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