|   35. What does the President's Cabinet do?ffice ffice\" /> 问: 总统的内阁做什么事? A: Advises the President 答: 他们对总统提出建议
 
 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? 问: 任举两个内阁的部长职位。
 A: Secretary of Agriculture 答: 农业部长
 A: Secretary of Commerce答: 商务部长
 A: Secretary of Defense 答: 国防部长
 A: Secretary of Education 答: 教育部长
 A: Secretary of Energy 答: 能源部长
 A: Secretaryof Health and Human Services 答: 卫生与福利部长
 A: Secretary of Homeland Security 答: 国内安全部长
 A: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 答: 住宅与都市发展部长
 A: Secretary of Interior 答: 内政部长
 A: Secretary of State 答: 国务卿
 A: Secretary of Transportation 答: 运输部长
 A: Secretary of Treasury 答: 财政部长
 A: Secretary of Veterans’Affairs 答: 退伍军人事务部长
 A: Secretary of Labor 答: 劳工部长
 A: Attorney General 答: 司法部长
 
 37. What does the judicial branch do?问: 司法部门做什么事?
 A: Reviews laws 答: 检讨现行法律
 A: Explains laws 答: 解释法律
 A: Resolves disputes (disagreements) 答: 解决争议
 A: Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
 答: 决定某一法律是否抵触宪法 
 38. What is the highest court in the ffice:smarttags\" />United States?
 问: 美国最高的法院是什么? A:the Supereme Court 答: 联邦最高法院
 
 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
 问: 联邦最高法院有几位大法官? A: nine(9) 答: 九位
 
 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
 问: 谁是目前的联邦首席大法官? A: John Roberts(John G. Roberts, Jr.) 答: 约翰萝卜丝
 
 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
 问: 根据宪法,有些权力属于联邦政府。举出一项联邦政府的权力。
 A: to print money 答: 印钞票
 A: to declare war 答: 宣战
 A: to create an army 答: 建立军队
 A: to make treaties 答: 签订条约
 
 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.
  What is one of the states?  问: 根据宪法,有些权力属于州政府。举出一项州政府权力的例子。 A: provide schooling and education 答: 提供教育
 A: provide protection (police) 答: 提供治安保护(警察)
 A: provide safety (fire department) 答: 提供安全(消防局)
 A: give a driver's license 答: 提供驾照
 A: approve zoning and land use 答: 审批区划和土地使用
 
 43. Who is the Governor of your state?问: 你居住州的州长是谁?
 A: Answers will vary.(District of Columbia and U.S. Territory residents would answer that they do not have a state governor.)
 答: 答案会有不同。(哥伦比亚特区和美国属地居民,应回答他们没有州长)
 
 44. What is the capital of your state?问: 你居住州的首府在哪里?
 A: Answers will vary. (District of Columbia residents would answer that DC is not a state, and that therefore it does not have a capital.)
 答: 答案会有不同。
 (哥伦比亚特区居民,应回答哥伦比亚特区不是一个州,因此没有首府)
 
 * 45. What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?
 问: 美国当今两大政党为何? A: Democrats and Republicans 答: 民主党及共和党
 
 46. What is the political party of the President now?
 问: 现任总统属于哪个政党? A: Republican (Party) 答: 共和党
 
 47. Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
 问: 现任国会众院议长是谁? A: Nancy Pelosi 答: 南西波洛西
 
 C: Rights and responsibility 权利与责任 (48-57)
 
 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.
 Describe one of them. 问: 宪法里面有四条关于哪些人拥有投票权的修正案,试举一项。 A: Citizen (18) and older can vote. 答: 任何年满18岁的公民都可以投票
 A: You don't have to pay to vote .(You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote.) 答: 不必缴钱就可以投票(不必缴投票税就可以投票)
 A: Any citizen can vote.(Women and men can vote.)
 答: 任何男性或女性公民都可以投票 (男性和女性都可以投票) A: A male citizen of any race can vote. 答: 任何种族的男性公民都可以投票
 
 * 49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
 问: 举出一项只有美国公民才有的责任。 A: Vote 答: 投票
 A: Serve on a jury 答: 当陪审员
 
 50. What are two rights only for United States citizens ?
 问: 举出两项只有美国公民才拥有的权利。 A: apply for a federal job 答: 申请联邦工作的权利
 A: vote 答: 投票权
 A: run for office 答: 竞选公职的权利
 
 
 
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