All 128 questions · American Government / B: System of Government
2025 Civics Test · Question 32 of 128
Who elects U.S. senators?
En español: ¿Quién elige a los senadores de los EE. UU.? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- Citizens from their state
Why this is the answerThe voters of the state, directly. That was not always true — until the 17th Amendment in 1913, state legislatures chose them instead.
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