40.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
40.谁是美国的首席大法官？
Answer: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
答案：约翰·罗伯茨
Explanation: The Supreme Court is the highest (or most important) court in the United States, so it makes sense that the leader of the Supreme Court, known as the Chief Justice, is the highest (or most important) judge in the U.S. government.
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The Chief Justice has all the same responsibilities as the Associate Justices for hearing cases (or listening to lawsuits and stating a legal opinion).
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However, the Chief Justice also has many other responsibilities.
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When the nine justices of the Supreme Court discuss (or talk about) cases, the Chief Justice must lead the discussion.
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The Chief Justice speaks first, and this gives him or her the power to influence (or affect) the discussion.
首席大法官首先发言，这样他或她就能对讨论产生影响DW5=-su%Rh8P。
The Chief Justice also makes the agenda (or plan for what will be discussed) for each weekly meeting where the justices decide which cases they are going to hear.
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