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Current Influential US Goverment Figures Flashcards

Memorize the names and positions of the politicians who are making the big decisions, from the Supreme Court to the White House.

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Who currently holds the following office?

President

A

Barack Obama

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Who currently holds the following office?

Vice President

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Joe Biden

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Who currently holds the following office?

Speaker of the House

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Nancy Pelosi

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of the State

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Hillary Clinton

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of the Treasury

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Tim Geithner

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of Defense

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Robert Gates

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of Commerce

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Gary Locke

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of Education

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Arne Duncan

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Who currently holds the following office?

Secretary of Homeland Security

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Janet A. Napolitano

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Who currently holds the following office?

White House Chief of Staff

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Rahm Emanuel

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Who currently holds the following office?

White House Press Secretary

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Robert Gibbs

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Who currently holds the following office?

Senate Majority Leader

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Harry Reid

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Who currently holds the following office?

House Majority Leader

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Steny Hoyer

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Who currently holds the following office?

Senate Minority Leader

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Mitch McConnell

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Who currently holds the following office?

House Minority Leader

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John Boehner

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16
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Nancy Pelosi

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Speaker of the House, 8th District of California

17
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Barack Obama

A

President, former Illinois Senator

18
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Joe Biden

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Vice President, former Delaware Senator for 6 terms

19
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Hillary Clinton

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Secretary of State, former New York Senator, Former First Lady

20
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Tim Geithner

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Secretary of Treasury, former President of Federal Reserve Bank of New York

21
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Robert Gates

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Secretary of Defense, previously in CIA, officer in US Air Force

22
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Rahm Emanuel

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White House Chief of Staff, former Illinois Representative

23
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Robert Gibbs

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White House Press Secretary, former Communications Director for Obama’s 2008 campaign

24
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Steny Hoyer

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House Majority Leader, 5th District of Maryland

25
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Harry Reid

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Senate Majority Leader, Nevada Senator

26
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Mitch McConnell

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Senate Minority Leader, Kentucky Senator

27
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Gary Locke

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Secretary of Commerce, former Washington State Governor, Chinese American

28
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

John Boehner

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House Minority Leader, 8th District of Ohio

29
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Arne Duncan

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Secretary of Education, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools

30
Q

What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Janet A. Napolitano

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Secretary of Homeland Security, former Governor of Arizona

31
Q

Who currently holds the following office?

Supreme Court Chief Justice

A

John Roberts

32
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Who currently holds the following office?

the most senior member of the Supreme Court

A

John Paul Stevens

33
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Who currently holds the following office?

the newest appointment on the Supreme Court

A

Sonia Sotomayor

34
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

John Roberts

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Chief Justice of Supreme Court, appointed by George W. Bush

35
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

John Paul Stevens

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most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, appointed by Gerald Ford

36
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What office does the following U.S. government official occupy?

Sonia Sotomayor

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newest appointment to the Supreme Court, appointed by Barack Obama

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