Monday, 4/13/15, Day 3

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• Monday, 4/13/15, Day 3
• Essential Skill Explicitly Assess Information
  and Draw Conclusions
• 1-Executive Branch Test
• Wednesday, 4/15
  
• 2- The Cabinet
• 3- Roles of the President
• Tomorrow, 4/14
• 4-Tomorrow is a study day
• Bring your study materials

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The Presidents Cabinet
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1-There are 15 cabinet-level departments in the
executive branch.
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• 2-What do cabinet secretaries do?
• Advise the president
• Serve as administrators of large bureaucracies

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3-What factors must a president consider when
appointing a cabinet member? List
5   1-background compatible with the department
he/she will head   2-is acceptable to interest
groups that have a stake in a departments
policies   3-high-level administrative skills and
experience   4-race, gender and ethnic
background   5-geographical balance
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4-List 4 characteristics of most cabinet
members   1-College graduates   2-advanced
degrees   3-leaders in the fields of what their
department represents   4-deep sense of public
service
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5-How are cabinet members nominated? President
draws up a list of candidates after consulting
with campaign advisers, congressional leaders and
representatives of interest groups.
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6-How are appointments confirmed? The Senate
confirms  
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7-List 3 factors that interfere with a cabinet
members usefulness to a president.   1-Conflictin
g loyalties not always loyal to the president
but to long-term officials in their own
department members of Congress and special
interest groups.   2-Competetion between cabinet
members 3-Difficult to maintain secrecy and
trust when 15 cabinet secretaries are involved
leaks to the press
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• State-
• Implements foreign policy
• Protects rights of US citizens travelling abroad

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• Treasury-
• Manages the monetary resources of the US
• Manufactures coins US Mint
• Produces paper money Bureau of engraving and
  Printing
• IRS creates nations tax code and collects taxes

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• Interior-
• Protects public lands and natural resources
• Oversees relations with Native Americans
• Bureau of Mines oversees mining of natural
  resources
• National Park Service manages national
  monuments, historic sites and national parks

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• Agriculture-
• Develops conservation programs
• Provides financial credit to farmers
• Safeguards the nations food supply

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• Justice-
• FBI
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Helps enforce civil rights legislation

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• Commerce-
• Protects the industrial commercial segments of
  the US
• economy.
• Census Bureau
• Patent and Trademark Office issues patents for
  new inventions and registers trademarks.

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• Labor-
• Protects American workers
• safe working conditions
• safeguards a minimum wage
• protects pension rights

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Defense- Works with the Joint Chiefs of Staff
leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marines to manage the armed forces.
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• Health and Human Services-
• Manages the federal Medicare and Medicaid
  programs.
• Implement a national health policy
• Funds medical research
• The Food and Drug Administration inspects food
  and drug processing plants and approves all new
  drugs before they can be sold.

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Housing and Urban Development- Ensures Americans
equal housing opportunities. Helps make
mortgage money available for people to buy homes.
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  Transportation- Federal Aviation Administration
regulates air travel Federal Railroad
Administration oversees the national railroads
Federal Highway Administration regulates highways
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Energy- Plans energy policy and researches and
develops energy technology.
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Education- Coordinates federal assistance to
public and private schools Programs with
students with limited English Proficiency
Programs for physically challenged students.
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  Veterans Affairs- Administers hospitals and
educational programs for veterans and their
families.
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 Homeland Security- Controls the Coast Guard,
the Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, the Customs service and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. Analyzes
information collected by the FBI and CIA.