Cabinet

Written by Jonathan Milner

Definition

The group of the president's top advisers, made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments plus the vice president and other officials the president chooses. Department heads must be confirmed by the Senate.

Example

The secretary of state, secretary of defense, and attorney general are all members of the cabinet.

 

Questions

  1. Define the cabinet and identify how many executive departments it includes.

  2. Explain the role of the Senate in choosing cabinet members.

  3. Describe how the cabinet helps the president run the executive branch.

  4. Explain why the cabinet is not mentioned by name in the Constitution.

  5. Explain how the cabinet differs from the Executive Office of the President.

  6. Identify two cabinet departments and their main jobs.

  7. Describe how a president's cabinet picks can signal policy priorities.

  8. Should presidents choose cabinet members for loyalty or for expertise? Explain.

  9. What emoji would do a good job of expressing the concept cabinet?

  10. Translate cabinet into plain English.

Remember!

Now, let’s commit this term to our long-term memory. On a scrap piece of paper, take 10 or 20 seconds to draw the Cabinet! Draw with symbols or stick figures if you wish. Nothing fancy. Don’t expect a masterpiece. No one else will see this but you. Look at your drawing. That’s all - now it’s downloaded into your memory. Destroy the piece of paper in a most delightful way.

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