Homework: OL 8.4 due Thursday

FrontPage: OL on your desk. What do president’s look for when making cabinet

appointments?

"Facebook just launched a new app. They teamed up with the Department of Labor to create what they call the social jobs app. You can browse through 2 million job listings. You know it's bad when even Facebook thinks it's time for you to get a job." --Jimmy Kimmel

"During his final speech on the House floor yesterday, Congressman Ron Paul said the Constitution has failed. Which must be a bummer because he's actually one of the guys who signed it." --Jimmy Fallon

"The economy is so bad that on the way to work I saw Phil Jackson holding a sign that said, 'Will coach for food.'" --Jay Leno

Chapter 8, Section 3

Who’s Who in the Cabinet?

What do presidents look for when making Cabinet appointments?Why might some of these factors lead to a “cabinet

of strangers”?

Who approves these nominations?Are they likely to approve these nominations?

Why?

Who’s in the Cabinet, generally?

Reagan: 33 total secretaries in 8 years 3 Women (all white) 1 Black Male 1 Hispanic

12% Minority rate

Bush I: 21 total in 4 years 3 Women (all white) 2 Hispanics (one carried over from Reagan) 23% Minority rate Clinton: 29 total secretaries in 8 years 5 Women (3 W, 2 black) 3 Black men 3 Hispanics 1 Japanese

44% Minority rate Bush II: 34 total in 8 years 5 women (4 W, 1 black) 3 Black men 3 Hispanics 1 Japanese (same person as Clinton)

35% minority rate

Obama: 16 total in 4 years 4 women (1 Latino) 1 Black man 1 Latino 3 Asians

56% minority rate

Diversity in the Cabinet?

Have president’s relied heavily on their cabinet for advice?

Which cabinet departments have more influence?Why?What do we call these?

The Role of the Cabinet

Now it’s time to find out “Who Is In the “inner Cabinet”….

The State DepartmentWhat does this

department do?

Secretary of State:Hillary Clinton

The Department of EnergyWhat does this

department do?

Secretary of EnergySteven Chu

Department of Homeland Security

What does this department do?

Secretary of Homeland SecurityJanet

Napolitano

The Defense Department

What does this department do?

Secretary of DefenseLeon Panetta

The Department of Justice

What does this department do?

Note: The “Secretary” of Justice is NOT called a secretary;He is referred to as the

ATTORNEY GENERALAttorney General Eric Holder

The Treasury DepartmentWhat does this

department do?

Secretary of the TreasuryTimothy Geithner

Executive Office of

the President

Executive Deapartments "The Cabinet"

The Executive Branch

("The President")

- The "Right Arm" of the President

- Several agencies staffed by the

President's closest advisors

Independent Agencies - Number in the 100's

- Deal with specific areas/activities outside the scope

of the Cabinet depts.- Report directly to the

President

White House Office

Council of Economic Advisors Other Key

Executive Agencies

Justice HS

- 15 Departments headed by a Secretary

- Do most of the work of the Executive

branch- Broken down into

subunits

National Security Council NASA

CIAEPAFEC

SSA

State Defense

Peace Corps