26. Who does a U.S. Representative represent?
• All citizens in that Representative's district (each state is divided into districts)
27. What decides each state's number of U.S. Representatives?
• The state's population
28. How is each state's number of Representatives decided?
• The state's population
29. Why do we have three branches of government?
• So no branch is too powerful
30. Name one example of checks and balances.
• The President vetoes a bill.
• Congress can confirm or not confirm a President's nomination.
• Congress approves the President's budget.
• The Supreme Court strikes down a law.
31. We elect a President for how many years?
• Four (4) years
32. How old must a President be?
• Thirty-five (35) or older
• At least thirty-five (35)
• More than thirty-five (35)
33. The President must be born in what country?
• The United States
• America
34. Who is the President now?
• [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)
35. What is the name of the President of the United States?
• [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)
• (President) George W. Bush
• George Bush
• Bush
36. Who is the Vice President now?
• [Current vice president] (as of November 20, 2006- Richard (Dick) Cheney)
• Dick Cheney
• Cheney
37. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States?
• [Current vice president] (as of November 20, 2006- Richard (Dick) Cheney)
• Dick Cheney
• Cheney
38. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
• The Vice President
39. Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve?
• The Speaker of the House
40. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
• The President
41. How many full terms can a President serve?
• Two (2)
42. Who signs bills to become laws?
• The President
43. Who vetoes bills?
• The President
44. What is a veto?
• The President refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress.
• The President says no to a bill.
• The President rejects a bill.
45. What does the President's Cabinet do?
• Advises the President
46. Name two Cabinet-level positions.
• Secretary of Agriculture
• Secretary of Commerce
• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of Education
• Secretary of Energy
• Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Secretary of Homeland Security
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Secretary of Interior
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of Treasury
• Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
• Attorney General
47. What Cabinet-level agency advises the President on foreign policy?
• The State Department
48. What does the judicial branch do?
• Reviews and explains laws
• Resolves disputes between parties
• Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
49. Who confirms Supreme Court justices?
• The Senate
50. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
• John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)