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CHAPTER 10, SECTION 1 AND 8, SECTION 3THE CABINET DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR ROLE
WITHIN BUREAUCRACY
Unit 7: Federal Bureaucracy
I CAN:
1. Explain how the President selects his Cabinet
2. Analyze the roles the cabinet plays within the Bureaucracy
3. Evaluate factors limiting the Cabinet’s role
4. List and define each cabinet department
Essential Question
What is the purpose of the Presidential Cabinet?
How has the cabinet changed over the years?
Cabinet Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxSvi6JCCfk
CabinetGeneral term for
the advisers around any head of state
15 Executive Department heads, Vice-President, and other top officials
More than advisers; also administrators of bureaucracies
Cabinet Departments
Serve as the major service organization for the federal government
Has broad powers and responsibilities
15 different executive departmants with different agendas and duties
Question
The cabinet has changed dramatically since Washington was first President. Why do you think this has happened?
Answer:The nation has grown and so has
its needs
Selection of Cabinet
Must balance political, social, and management considerations.
Secretaries need experience and expertise.
Appointments need to be acceptable to Senate and general public.
Provide geographic and demographic balance.
Patronage and party loyalty is important.
Obama’s CabinetObama’s Cabinet
Role of CabinetAs Individuals,
responsible for administration of their executive department
As Group, serve as an advisory board
Depends on what each president wants from their cabinet
Influence of Cabinet
Secretaries of State, defense, treasury, and Attorney General make up “inner circle”
Whitehouse will leak (deliberately disclose) some candidates to get reaction from Congress and public
Presidential Succession
Cabinet Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cda-u8acz8&feature=fvst
Essential Question
What is the purpose of the Presidential Cabinet?
How has the cabinet changed over the years?
Department of Department of StateState
Founded: 1789Overall foreign
policy of the United States
Embassies- office of ambassadors in foreign countries
Current Secretary: John Kerry
Sec of State Videos
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/01/exp-looking-back-at-clintons-time-at-state.cnn
Look at Hilary Clinton as Sec of State
Department of Department of DefenseDefense
Founded: 1789 (Department of War)
Changed name in 1949
Protects the nation’s security
Joint Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force)
Current Secretary: Chuck Hagel
Department of Department of TreasuryTreasury
Founded: 1789Managing the money of the US
Ex: IRS, Bureau of Mint, Bureau of Public Debt
Current Secretary: Jack Lew
Department of Department of JusticeJustice
Founded: 1870Attorney General
(1789)Oversee the nation’s
legal affairsEx: FBI, DEA, US
MarshalsCurrent Secretary:
Attorney General Eric Holder
Department of Department of InteriorInterior
Founded: 1849Protect public
lands and natural resources throughout the nation
Ex: Bureau of Mines
Current Secretary: Ken Salazar
QuestionQuestion
What Service, created by Teddy Roosevelt, would be found in the Department of Interior? (hint, think of Old Faithful)
Department of Department of AgricultureAgriculture
Founded: 1862Help farmers
improve their income and expand their markets
Ex: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Current Secretary: Tom Vilsack
Department of Department of CommerceCommerce
Founded: 1903Promote and protect
the industrial and commercial segments of the American economy
Ex: Bureau of Census, Patent and Trademark Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NOAA
Current Secretary: Rebecca Blank (Acting)
Department Department of Laborof Labor
Founded: 1913Protects American
workers; safe working conditions, safeguards a minimum wage, and protects pension rights
Ex: Office of American Workplace
Current Secretary: Seth Harris (Acting)
Housing and Housing and Urban Urban
DevelopmentDevelopmentFounded: 1965Preserve the nation ’s communities and ensure equal housing opportunities
Ex: Government National Mortgage Association
Current Secretary: Shaun Donovan
Transportation Transportation DepartmentDepartment
Founded: 1966Regulate all aspects
of transportation needs, policy development, and planning
Federal Aviation, Railroad, Highway, and Transit
Secretary: Ray Lahood
Energy Energy DepartmentDepartment
Founded: 1977Plans energy policy and researches and develops energy technology
Secretary: Stephen Chu
Question
What are some new research methods that the Energy Department is trying to work on to help the world with their environment problem?
Answer:Answer:Clean Energy, such as Wind, Solar, Clean Energy, such as Wind, Solar,
Clean Coal, Electric CarsClean Coal, Electric Cars
Health and Health and Human Services Human Services
DepartmentDepartment
Founded: 1979Health and social
services needs of people
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, FDA
Secretary: Kathleen Sebelius
Education Education DepartmentDepartment
Founded: 1979Coordinate federal
assistance programs for public and private schools
Education is an essential feature of democracy
Secretary: Arne Duncan
Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs DepartmentDepartment
Founded: 1989Administers
several hospitals, educational, and other programs designed to benefit veterans and families
Secretary: Eric Shinseki
Homeland Homeland Security Security
DepartmentDepartmentFounded: 2002Created after
September 11th to help protect our nation, analyzes information from FBI and CIA
Secretary: Janet Napolitano