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Question 21 of 128 American Government

How many U.S. senators are there?

Answers USCIS accepts

  • One hundred (100)

Give any one of these answers at your interview.

There are one hundred (100) U.S. senators.

What it means

Each of the 50 states has two senators, so there are 100 in total.

Washington, D.C. and the U.S. territories do not have senators.

West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., where Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives meet
The U.S. Capitol, home of Congress, seen from the west. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory tip: 50 states × 2 senators = 100.

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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: .