The Executive Branch: The Cabinet

What is it?

  1. What is the purpose of the President's Cabinet?
  2. Who is the:
    bulletSecretary of Agriculture
    bulletSecretary of Commerce
    bulletSecretary of Defense
    bulletSecretary of Education
    bulletSecretary of Energy
    bulletSecretary of Health & Human Services
    bulletSecretary of Housing & Urban Development
    bulletSecretary of Interior
    bulletAttorney General
    bulletSecretary of Labor 
    bulletSecretary of State
    bulletSecretary of Transportation
    bulletSecretary of Treasury
    bulletSecretary of Veterans Affairs

What are they?

  1. For the department that appears next to your name, give a 2 sentence description of the responsibilities and duties:
    bullet Agriculture
    bullet Commerce
    bullet Defense
    bullet Education
    bullet Energy
    bullet Health & Human Services
    bulletHousing & Urban Development
    bullet Interior
    bullet Attorney General
    bulletLabor 
    bullet State
    bulletTransportation
    bulletTreasury
    bulletVeterans Affairs
    bulletCentral Intelligence Agency

 

  1. Who is in charge of/what do they do:
    bulletThe Vice President
    bulletPresident's Chief of Staff
    bulletEnvironmental Protection Agency
    bulletOffice of Homeland Security
    bulletOffice of Management and Budget 
    bulletOffice of National Drug Control Policy
    bulletUnited States Trade Representative
    bulletCentral Intelligence Agency
    bulletFederal Bureau of Investigation