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
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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
