United StatesQuestion 19 (2008 list) · System of government

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

  1. a2
  2. b4
  3. c6Correct answer
  4. d8

Why?

A U.S. Senator is elected for six years. About one third of the Senate is elected every two years.

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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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