>> this week on "q&a," major- general marcia anderson discusses her rank as the highest ranking female african- american general in the united states army. >> major general marcia anderson, you were shy? >> i was kind of a book warm in school and was much happier reading. i hated to be called on in class. i knew the answer, but i was not the one to be popping up to answer the teacher, and unfortunately, when you are one of the smartest kids in the class, and the teacher wants someone to answer, you get called on, but my palms were always sweaty. i would get physically ill when i had to answer questions in class or stand up and read a book report. of course, over time, that has changed, and the military is a big part of the reason that changed it is you are compelled to give motivational talks to soldiers, and you have to put that all aside and either at some point learn how to do it or kind of gut your way through it. >> you did a speech that i want to run 30 seconds of that shows you in your professional uniform and making a presentation. >> ok. my parents, my father, was a korean war

. >> major general marcia anderson on her life and career as the highest female african-american in the history of the united states army, sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span's "q&a." >> which part of the u.s. constitution is important to you? that's our question in this year's student cam competition, open to middle and high school students. make a video documentary five to eight minutes long, and tell us the part of the constitution that's important to you and why. be sure to include more than one point of view and video of c-span programming. entries are due by january 20, 2012. there's $50,000 in total prizes, and a grand prize of $5,000. for all the details, go to studentcam.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, peter schroeder of the hill, serves as their staff writer. in the papers today, including "usa today," there is a picture of a gentleman named richard cordray. who is he? guest: he wants the former ohio attorney general, but more significantly, he is the president's nominee to head the new consumer financial protection bureau. why he'