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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. (36 cards)

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Who currently holds the following office?

President

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

Nancy Pelosi

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Speaker of the House, 8th District of California

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

Barack Obama

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President, former Illinois Senator

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Rahm Emanuel

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White House Chief of Staff, former Illinois Representative

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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

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

Steny Hoyer

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House Majority Leader, 5th District of Maryland

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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader, Nevada Senator
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader, Kentucky Senator
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Gary Locke
Secretary of Commerce, former Washington State Governor, Chinese American
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? John Boehner
House Minority Leader, 8th District of Ohio
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Janet A. Napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security, former Governor of Arizona
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# Who currently holds the following office? Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts
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# Who currently holds the following office? the most senior member of the Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
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# Who currently holds the following office? the newest appointment on the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? John Roberts
Chief Justice of Supreme Court, appointed by George W. Bush
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? John Paul Stevens
most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, appointed by Gerald Ford
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# What office does the following U.S. government official occupy? Sonia Sotomayor
newest appointment to the Supreme Court, appointed by Barack Obama

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