Editorial

This Saturday, George W. Bush will become the 43rd president of the United States. The election leading up to the inauguration was one of the most controversial in American history and piqued the attention of even the most apathetic citizens.

But how savvy are U.S. voters?

Take this quiz to find out how much you know (or don't know) about the country's political system. Check your answers.

1. How many electoral votes does Ohio have?

2. On Inauguration Day, who swears in the president of the United States?

3. Does the District of Columbia have its own congressional representatives?

4. Who becomes president of the United States if the president and the vice president should die?

5. For what do the stars and stripes on the American flag stand?

Answers:

1. In the previous election, Ohio had 21 electoral votes.

2. The chief justice of the United States, William Rehnquist.

3. Eleanor Holmes Norton represents Washington, D.C., in the House, but the nation's capital does not have its own senators.

4. The speaker of the House of Representatives.

5. The flag has one star for each state in the Union and one stripe for each of the 13 original states.