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The Executive Branch and the Cabinet

Instructions: The following document will serve as notes about the Executive Branch and the Presidential Cabinet.

The Executive Branch Basics

Who is the head of the Executive Branch of Government in the United States?

What is the main duty of the Executive Branch of Government?

What are the minimum requirements to be President?

What term describes all of the agencies, people, and procedures that make up the Executive Branch of Government?

The 22nd Amendment made what change to the office of President of the United States?

The Presidential Cabinet

How many cabinet level positions (Presidential Advisers) were created in 1789 and what were they?

What are the 4 qualifications the president looks at when selecting advisers?

Define the term Vetting.

What are the 6 steps in the process of becoming an adviser to the president?

What are Independent Agencies and why do that not fall under the Jurisdiction of the Cabinet?

Position
Office Description

Secretary of State

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Education

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary of Energy

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary of Interior

Attorney General

Secretary of Labor

Secretary of the Treasury

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Important Non-Cabinet Positions
White House Chief of Staff

US Ambassador to the United Nations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

Director of National Intelligence
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