American Government — System of Government · Question 37 of 128
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Practice answer: Democratic and Republican
Why this is the answer
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the two major political parties in the United States. Other parties exist, but these two are the largest.
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: 37. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:37:es
¿Cuáles son los dos partidos políticos principales en los Estados Unidos?
Demócrata y Republicano
العربية — practice:37:ar
ما هما الحزبان السياسيان الرئيسيان في الولايات المتحدة؟
الديمقراطي والجمهوري
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
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