The Cabinet
The Cabinet The heads of the 15 executive departments make up the president’s cabinet. This group advises the president. Departments: State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs
Qualifications? Loyal to President Loyal to Party Qualified or expertise in area President nominates and U.S. Senate confirms
Trump Cabinet 2017
Vice president
Department of State (1789) Plans and carries out the nation’s foreign policy objectives Embassies; Consulates; Passports (Visas)* Current Secretary-Rex Tillerson
Department of Treasury (1789) Collects, borrows, spends and prints money IRS; Customs; Mint; Current secretary- Steve Munchkin
Department of Defense (1949)* Manages the Armed Forces Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Current secretary-James Mattis
Department of Justice (1870) Brings forth cases on behalf of Nation Responsible for all aspects of law enforcement Current attorney general- Jeff Sessions
Department of Interior (1849) Manages and protects the nation’s public lands and natural resources Also, Bureau of Indian Affairs Current secretary- Ryan Zinke
Department of Agriculture (1889) Assists farmers and consumers of farm products USDA, Food Inspection, Subsidies Current secretary- Sonny Purdue (has yet to be confirmed)
Department of Commerce (1903) Supervises trade, promotes United States tourism, and businesses Patents, Census Bureau Current secretary- Wilbur Ross
Department of Labor (1913) Concerned with working conditions and wages of United States’ workers Current secretary- Ed Hugler (acting)
Department of Health and Human Services (1953) Works for the health and well-being of all Americans CDC Current secretary- Tom Price
Department of HUD (1965) problems about distribution of various items in cities and some rural areas Subsidized housing and creation of Affordable Housing Current secretary- Ben Carson
Department of Transportation (1966) Manages the nation’s highways, railroads, airlines, and sea traffic Current secretary- Elaine Chao
Department of Energy (1977) Directs and implements the nation’s energy plan and consumption Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear energy Current secretary- Rick Perry
Department of Education (1979) Provides advice and funding to school districts through state grants Current secretary- Betsy DeVos
Department of Veterans Affairs (1989) Directs services for American’s veterans Current secretary- David Shulkin
Department of Homeland Security (2002) Direct security initiatives for federal agencies and governments at local, state, and federal levels TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service USCIS formerly the INS Current secretary-John Kelly
Cabinet Rank Members* White House Chief of Staff- Reince Preibus Environmental Protection Agency- Scott Pruitt Office of Management and Budget- Mick Mulvaney U.S. Trade Representative- Stephen Vaughn U.S. Ambassador to U.N.- Nick Haley Council of Economic Advisers- Jason Furman Small Business Administration- Linda McMahon
Independent Agencies
Independent Executive Agencies MAKE THIS A T CHART W/ REG v EXEC Independent agencies are agencies that work apart from the cabinet department There are more than 200 independent agencies. Examples Include: Equal Employment Opportunity Comm. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Environmental Protection Agency C.I.A. Social Security Administration Securities Exchange Commission
Bureaucracy
Criticisms of the Bureaucracy It is inefficient There is a lot of red tape: “maze of government rules, regulations and paperwork” It is wasteful because it usually fails to address the problem at hand.