Transcript Chapter 8.1 The President’s Cabinet

Friday February 7, 2014
• OBJ: SWBAT demonstrate their knowledge of
the cabinet and what functions they serve.
• Drill: How are cabinet departments formed?
What, if any new cabinet departments need to
be created to tackle issues today?
• Homework: Executive Branch Vocabulary,
definitions and importance due Tuesday. You
can work with a partner, separate sheets of
paper and both names need to be on your
paper. Read the article and choose one aspect
of how Obama is not using his cabinet, explain
how using it might help him.
Chapter 8.1 The President’s Cabinet
• In addition to the
Executive Office of the
President,
– There are 15 cabinet
departments that assist
the President in carrying
out the work of the
executive branch.
The Cabinet
• http://www.hulu.com/watch/205030/insidethe-white-house-the-cabinet
Heads of Cabinet Departments
• Called Secretaries
– Examples:
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of Agriculture
• Only exception is Attorney General
– Head of the department of Justice.
1789 1st Cabinet
• President Washington
– Picked his most loyal allies.
• Alexander Hamilton (Sec. of Treasury)
• Henry Knox (Sec. of War)
– Later became Sec. of Defense
• Up until Civil War
– Cabinets were POTUS main advisory group.
• Now, it’s the Presidential Staff.
The Cabinet
SUCCESSION
From oldest department to youngest...
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Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
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Department of Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates
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Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
Department of Commerce
Secretary Gary F. Locke
Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
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Department of Health and Human
Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
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Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
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Department of Transportation
Secretary Raymond L. LaHood
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Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu
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Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
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Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
Oldest Cabinet
• State Department (1789)
• Treasury Department (1789)
• Defense Department (1789)
– First called War Department
• Justice Department (1789)
Newest Cabinet
• Department of Homeland Security
– Started in 2001 by Pres. Bush
• After 9/11
– Focuses on counter-terrorism
• Idea of finding terrorists before they find us!
The Cabinet
• Divided into departments that perform the
actual work of the government.
• Sometimes called:
– Bureaus
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
– part of Department of State
– Administrations
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
– part of Department of Agriculture
– Agencies
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
– Part of Department of Defense
Understanding The Cabinet
• You and 2, TWO, DUEX, DOS TWO!!!!!!!! Other
people will divide up the cabinet
departments.
• Using the links provided investigate the
cabinet departments.
• Who is the secretary, when was it created,
what are the functions and find one relevant
news story and summarize it.
• This will be considered a class work grade.
Understanding the Cabinet
• In Pairs, you will select a cabinet department.
• Using the link provided you will research your
cabinet department.
• Create a PPT presentation (save it to a thumb drive
or be able to email it to yourself).
• You need: the current secretary, year it was created,
functions of the department, find at least one news
story related to that department and how it relates
to the executive branch. Should have the seal.
• Presentations will be given on Monday.
• MUST BE EMAILED TO ME BY SUNDAY NIGHT
Wrap Up
• Which Department is the most important?
Defend your answer.