American Government — System of Government · Question 13 of 128
Name ONE branch or part of the government.
Practice answer: Congress (legislative)
Why this is the answer
Congress is part of the legislative branch of government. The other two branches are the executive branch, led by the President, and the judicial branch, made up of courts.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 13. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:13:es
Mencione UNA rama o parte del gobierno.
El Congreso (legislativo)
العربية — practice:13:ar
اذكر فرعًا واحدًا أو جزءًا واحدًا من الحكومة.
الكونغرس (التشريعي)
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
These laws establish testing requirements; they are not individual legal advice or a citation for every historical answer. Practice questions and study translations are editorial learning aids, not official USCIS translations. Confirm the test version that applies to your filing date.
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