The President

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The Presidents Cabinet
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The Constitution makes no mention of the Cabinet,
nor did Congress create it. Instead, the Cabinet
is the product of custom and usage.

• George Washington appointed four people to the
  first four executive posts
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of the Treasury
• Secretary of War
• Attorney General

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

• advises the President on foreign policy
• represents the U.S. abroad and in international
  organizations
• negotiates agreements with foreign countries

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Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson

• dept. produces coins, bills
• borrows and manages public debt
• enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

• dept. provides military forces to deter war and
  protects the nations security

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey

• dept. provides legal advice to President
• represents U.S. in court
• oversees immigration and naturalization
• enforces federal laws
• operates federal prisons

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Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

• manages public lands, wildlife refuges, and
  national parks
• operates hydroelectric power plants
• helps Native Am. manage their affairs

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Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer

• manages national forests
• assists farmers and ranchers
• administers food stamps and school lunch programs
• inspects food

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Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez

• conducts census
• grants patents and registers trademarks
• promotes international trade, economic growth,
  technological development

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Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao

• enforces federal laws on minimum wages, maximum
  hours and safe working conditions
• operates job training programs
• administers unemployment insurance workers
  compensation programs

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike
Leavitt

• funds health care research programs
• conducts programs to prevent and control disease
• enforces pure food and drug laws
• administers Medicare and Medicaid

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
acting secretary Roy Bernardi

• operates home-financing and public housing
  programs
• enforces fair housing laws

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Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters

• administers programs to regulate highways, mass
  transit, railroads, waterways, air travel, and
  oil and gas pipelines
• enforces maritime (sea) law

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Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

• promotes production of renewable energy, fossil
  fuels, nuclear energy
• transmits sells hydroelectric power
• conducts nuclear weapons research and production

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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

• administers federal aid to schools
• conducts educational research

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James Peake

• administers benefits, pensions, and medical
  programs for veterans of armed forces
• oversees military cemeteries

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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

• established a National Counterterrorism Center
• established a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
• appointed a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
  Board

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Cabinet-level posts

• Vice President Dick Cheney
• Chief of Staff Josh Bolten
• Environmental Protection Agency Steve Johnson
• Office of Management and Budget Jim Nussle

• Office of National Drug Control Policy John
  Walters
• U.S. Trade Representative
• Susan Schwab