The Executive Branch: U.S. Cabinet

The Men behind the Man The Team behind the President Photos from Archive.gov

How do you get this job? Selection by the President Confirmation by the Senate Qualifications: −None −You cannot be a current member of Congress −You cannot be a family member of the President

Important Roles of Cabinet Members Presidential Advising −Lincoln, Jackson, and Reagan’s views −Decline of influence Line of succession Head of Department

Head of Executive Department

The Revolving Cabinet Why all the resignations? President can demand resignation/terminate Stress/Full time job

Directions: You are White House Chief of Staff of the Bush administration. There are thousands of résumés coming in of Presidential Cabinet hopefuls and it is your job to see which set of credentials on the résumés would best fit each cabinet position. Match the job applicant with the best cabinet position that would best suit him/her.

Job applicant #1 Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Education Harvard College/Harvard Law School Former occupations Supreme Court Justice clerk, Assistant Attorney General, Federal Prosecutor, Federal Appeals Judge Prior government/political service: Appointed by President George H.W. Bush as United States Attorney; was asked to stay by the Clinton administration

Job Applicant #2: Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman Education: BS Cornell University; Doctorate of Science degree at MIT Former occupations President of an investment company Prior government/political service: Served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Deputy Secretary of Commerce under the current Bush Administration before being promoted to the Presidential Cabinet.

Job applicant #3: Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Education: B.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas Former occupations: Texas Education Reform Commission Prior government/political service: Campaign organizer and senior advisor of (then) Gov. George W. Bush; principal author of No Child Left Behind Act legislation

Job applicant #4: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Education: BA in Economics from Mount Holyoke; MBA Harvest Business; Recipient of 29 honorary doctoral degrees Former occupations: Vice President of Bank of America Capital Markets Group; President of United Way of America Prior government/political service: White House Fellow in Department of Policy Development; Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Job applicant #5: Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Education Bachelor Degree in Management from University of Arizona Former occupations Employee at meat processing plant, day care, and tax preparation service Prior government/political service Arizona Department of Transportation; Federal Highway Administration; has expressed interest in running for governor.

Job applicant #6: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Education: B.A. political science from University of Denver; Masters in political science from Notre Dame; PhD at Denver ’ s Graduate School of International relations Former occupations: Chevron public policy advisor, director at Charles Schwab, professor at Harvard University. Prior government/political service: National Security Advisor; before switching her political party, employee at State Department under President Jimmy Carter

Job applicant #7: Attorney General Michael Mukassey Education: Columbia University; Yale Law Former occupations: Assistant U.S. Attorney; Professor at Columbia Law;18 years as a U.S. District Judge in Southern New York Prior government/political service: None (although he is best friends with Rudolf Giuliani)

Job applicant #8: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Education: B.S. in political science from University of Idaho Former occupations: Campaign manager; public affairs representative for chemical company Prior government/political service: Mayor of Boise, Idaho; Governor of Idaho; and U.S. Senator

Job applicant #9: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Education: Attended elementary school in Cuba; Monterrey Institute of Technology (Mexico) Former occupations: CEO of Kellogg ’ s Prior government/political service: None

Job applicant #10: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Connor Education: Degree in Agriculture Economics at Purdue University Former occupations: President of Corn Refiner ’ s Association; Prior government/political service: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Agriculture Legislative Assistant to Sen. Richard Luger

Job applicant 11: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Education: B.A. in European History at the College of William & Mary; M.D. in history at Indiana University; PhD at Georgetown University Former occupations: Air Force veteran; Intelligence analyst with CIA; National Security Council; Deputy Director of Central Intelligence; Dean at Texas A&M Prior government/political service: Member of the Council of Foreign Relations

Job applicant 12: Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson Education: BA in English Literature at Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business Former occupations: International Monetary Fund board; President of Investment Banking Group (Fun fact: His net worth is estimated to be over $700 million) Prior government/political service: Assistant Secretary of Defense

Job applicant 13: Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt Education: B.S. in Economics and Business at Southern Utah University Former occupations: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Prior government/political service: Governor of Utah

Job applicant #14: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson Education: BS in political science/educational administration Truman State University/JD law degree from Washington University Former occupations: Director of St. Louis Housing Authority; professor; Director of the Department of Public and Assisted Housing in Washington, DC Prior government/political service: Deputy Secretary of HUD

Job applicant #15: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake Education: U.S. Military Academy (West Point); United States Army War College; MD from Cornell Medical. Former occupations: Physician; Chief medical director at QTC Management Prior government/political service: Lieutenant general in the United States Army; Veterans Affairs Assistant Legislative Secretary