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The Executive Departments
Kelly Choi, Corey Brown, Claire Lawlor
Executive Departments
15 Units of federal administration Often called the Cabinet Departments Each department headed by a secretary
(Except for the Department of Justice) These department heads serve in the
President’s Cabinet
Department Principal Functions
State(1789)
Advises President on foreign policyNegotiates agreements with foreign countriesRepresents the Unites States in the global society
Treasury(1789)
Produces coins and billsCollects taxesBorrows money and manages public debtEnforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws
Defense(1789)
Provides military forces to deter war and protect the nation’s security
Justice(1870)
Prosecutes those accused of violating federal lawProvides legal advice to the PresidentOperates federal prisonsEnforces federal lawsRepresents United States in court
Department Principal Functions
Health and Human Services(1953)
Funds health care research programsConducts programs to prevent and control diseasesEnforces pure food and drug lawsAdministers Medicare and Medicaid
Education(1979)
Administers federal aid to schoolsConducts educational research
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Arne Duncan
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
The Cabinet
• An advisory group hand picked by the president to head the special executive departments
• Ex: Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War
• The Vice President is often in attendance of cabinet meetings
Choosing Cabinet Members
President chooses a leader for each of the 15 executive departments
There have been 600 appointed leaders since 1789
Only 12 have been rejected The latest to be rejected was in 1989
(John Tower) who was selected by George H.W. Bush.
Characteristics in Choosing
Of course experience professional qualifications
Regional balanceEx: Secretary of Interior is often chose
from West Coast where most of the departments work is handled.
Secretary of Agriculture is mostly picked from the Midwest aka farm states.
Women & MinoritiesFranklin Roosevelt appointed first female
(Frances T. Perkins) 1933 to 1945Lyndon Johnson appointed first African
American (Robert C. Weaver) 1966 to 1969
Ronald Reagan appointed the first Hispanic (Lauro F. Cavazos) 1988
Cabinet’s Role
Cabinet members have to main and basic roles: Administrate head of their specific department & together advise the presidents
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Questions 1. Which President appointed the first female
Cabinet member? 2. Which region is the Secretary of Agriculture
usually selected? 3. True/False The U.S. Secretary of State is
Hillary Clinton 4. Which of the following is false about the
Executive Departments?a) There are15 Units of federal administrationb) AKA the Cabinet Departmentsc) Every department headed by a secretaryd) Department heads serve in the President’s Cabinet
5. True/False Department of Treasury enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws