 15 Units of federal administration  Often called the Cabinet Departments  Each department headed by a secretary (Except for the Department of Justice)

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 15 Units of federal administration  Often called the Cabinet Departments  Each department headed by a secretary (Except for the Department of Justice)  These department heads serve in the President’s Cabinet

DepartmentPrincipal Functions State (1789) Advises President on foreign policy Negotiates agreements with foreign countries Represents the Unites States in the global society Treasury (1789) Produces coins and bills Collects taxes Borrows money and manages public debt Enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws Defense (1789) Provides military forces to deter war and protect the nation’s security Justice (1870) Prosecutes those accused of violating federal law Provides legal advice to the President Operates federal prisons Enforces federal laws Represents United States in court

DepartmentPrincipal Functions Health and Human Services (1953) Funds health care research programs Conducts programs to prevent and control diseases Enforces pure food and drug laws Administers Medicare and Medicaid Education (1979) Administers federal aid to schools Conducts educational research Secretary Kathleen SebeliusSecretary Arne Duncan

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

An advisory group hand picked by the president to head the special executive departments Ex: Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War The Vice President is often in attendance of cabinet meetings

 President chooses a leader for each of the 15 executive departments  There have been 600 appointed leaders since 1789  Only 12 have been rejected  The latest to be rejected was in 1989 (John Tower) who was selected by George H.W. Bush.

 Of course experience professional qualifications  Regional balance Ex: Secretary of Interior is often chose from West Coast where most of the departments work is handled. Secretary of Agriculture is mostly picked from the Midwest aka farm states.

Franklin Roosevelt appointed first female (Frances T. Perkins) 1933 to 1945 Lyndon Johnson appointed first African American (Robert C. Weaver) 1966 to 1969 Ronald Reagan appointed the first Hispanic (Lauro F. Cavazos) 1988

 Cabinet members have to main and basic roles: Administrate head of their specific department & together advise the presidents

 1. Which President appointed the first female Cabinet member?  2. Which region is the Secretary of Agriculture usually selected?  3. True/False The U.S. Secretary of State is Hillary Clinton  4. Which of the following is false about the Executive Departments? a) There are15 Units of federal administration b) AKA the Cabinet Departments c) Every department headed by a secretary d) Department heads serve in the President’s Cabinet  5. True/False Department of Treasury enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws