IX



The Cabinet

← [The President] may require the _________, in writing, of the principal _________ in each of the ___________ ____________, upon any __________ relating to the ___________ of their respective ____________.[1]

← Without saying so ______________, the Constitution _________ the ____________with these words

A. The First Cabinet:

1. State

2. Treasury

3. War

4. Attorney General

The Obama Cabinet (as of April 29, 2009):

← The President (Barack Obama)

← The Vice President (Joe Biden)

← Secretary of Agriculture (Tom Vilsack)*

← Secretary of Commerce (Gary Locke)*

← Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates)*

← Secretary of Education (Arne Duncan)*

← Secretary of Energy (Steven Chu)*

← Secretary of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius)*

← Secretary of Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano)*

← Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Shaun Donovan)*

← Secretary of Interior (Ken Salazar)*

← Attorney General (Eric Holder)*

← Secretary of Labor (Hilda Solis)*

← Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton)*

← Secretary of Transportation (Ray LaHood)*

← Secretary of Treasury (Timothy Geithner)*

← Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Eric K. Shinseki)

← Ambassador to the United Nations (Susan Rice)

← Chief of Staff (Rahm Emanuel)

← Council of Economic Advisors Chair (Christina Romer)

← Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (Lisa Jackson)

← Office of Management and Budget Director (Peter Orszag)

← United States Trade Representative (Ronald Kirk)

U.S. Government

Worksheet

The Presidential Cabinet

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a) Where does the Cabinet find its beginning?

b) What is the Cabinet’s role?

c) How many offices are in the cabinet? List.

d) Which office are you not familiar with? List.

Cabinet: The Department of Agriculture: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Commerce: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Defense: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Education: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Energy: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Health & Human Services: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Homeland Security: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Housing & Urban Development: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of the Interior: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Justice: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Labor: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of State: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of Transportation: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet: The Department of the Treasury: (Fill in)

← The secretary’s name, brief background and previous job experience

← The main role of the cabinet position, their goals, and accomplishments

← Answer: Is this cabinet position necessary to aid the executive? Why/Why not?

Cabinet Grade Guidelines

Personal History (Who is…?)

← Biographical sketch (10 points)

← Process to become cabinet member (10 points)

_____/20 points

Job Description (What do they do?)

← Department responsibilities (10 points)

← Personal responsibilities (10 points)

_____/20 points

Creativity

_____/5 points

Presentation

_____/5 points

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[1] Article 2; Section 2

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