1. Today’s Target
Identify offices in the federal bureaucracy, and explain how they help the president do his job.

2. 4 3 2 1 President Independent Agencies NSC EOP OMB Vice President
White House Office 1
Justice 3D
President 3C
Defense
Treasury 3B
CABINET
State 3A 3

3. Vice President 2 main responsibilities: Preside over the Senate
Helps determine if the
President is disabled

5. Former White House Chief of Staff
Rahm Emmanuel
Previous experience:
Campaign manager for Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley & President Bill Clinton
Senior advisor in the Clinton White House ( )
Congressman representing Illinois’ 5th district ( )
Campaign manager for Barack Obama
Chicago Connection

6. Chief of Staff Bill Daley
Previous experience:
Vice Chair, Chairman of the Midwest Region, and head of the Office of Corporate Responsibility for JP Morgan Chase
Campaign Chairman for Al Gore’s presidential run in 2000
U.S. Secretary of Commerce from
Served as Special Counsel to President Clinton in 1993
Lawyer

7. White House Spokesman , Josh Earntest

8. What do members of the White House Office do?
President’s personal advisors
Schedule/organize his day
Deal with the press
Appointed by the President (Friends)
Show clip from American President.

9. National Security Council
President
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
National Security Advisor
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of the CIA
Obama, Joe Biden,Kerry, Chuck Hagel, Jim Jones NSA, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey
Chairman of Joint Chiefs, Director of CIA John Brennan

10. What does the NSC do? Military & intelligence experts
Advise the president on national security
Command the CIA

11. Office of Management and the Budget
Peter Orszag

12. What does the OMB do?
Prepares the federal budget
HUGE task

13. White House Cabinet

14. What is the Cabinet?
Heads of 15 Executive Departments, each with its own responsibility
Carry out the laws in their area of specialty
Advise the president on policy
Nominated by Pres,
confirmed by the Senate

15. President Obama at Cabinet meeting April 20, 2009 at the White House
President Obama at Cabinet meeting April 20, 2009 at the White House. White House Photo by Pete Souza

16. John Kerry, Sec. of State Advise the president on foreign policy
Help make treaties

17. Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury
What does the Treasury Dept do?
-Coins the money
-Collects Taxes
-Borrows Money
-Enforces alcohol, taxes, and firearms laws.

18. Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense
Advises the pres. on military policy
Helps the pres. command the military
General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Advises on all military matters from the military point of view.
HQ is the Pentagon.

19. Runs the federal courts & prisons Enforces federal law
Attorney General
Runs the federal courts & prisons
Enforces federal law
Gives legal advice to the president
Eric Holder

20. Other Cabinet Departments
Dept. of the Treasury
Dept. of the Interior
Dept. of Agriculture
Dept. of Commerce
Dept. of Labor
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Dept. of Transportation
Dept. of Energy
Dept. of Education
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Dept. of Homeland Security

21. Independent Agencies Central Intelligence Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Peace Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System
Social Security Administration
* There are a total of 150 independent agencies in the executive branch.

22. President 1 2 3 4 3A 3B 3C 3D