American Government — System of Government · Question 124 of 128
What is the role of the Speaker of the House?
Practice answer: Leads the House of Representatives
Why this is the answer
The Speaker of the House leads the House of Representatives and presides over its work. The Speaker is also second in the presidential line of succession, after the Vice President.
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: 124. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:124:es
¿Cuál es la función del Presidente de la Cámara de Representantes?
Dirige la Cámara de Representantes
العربية — practice:124:ar
ما هو دور رئيس مجلس النواب؟
يقود مجلس النواب
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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