1. Unit 6 Chapter 8, Section 3 The Cabinet Mr. Young American Government

2. I CAN: 1. Explain how the President selects his Cabinet 2. Analyze the roles the cabinet plays within the Bureaucracy 3. Evaluate factors limiting the Cabinet’s role

3. Essential Question  What is the purpose of the Presidential Cabinet?  How has the cabinet changed over the years?

4. Cabinet Videos  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x xSvi6JCCfk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x xSvi6JCCfk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x xSvi6JCCfk

5. Obama’s Cabinet

6. Cabinet  General term for the advisers around any head of state  15 secretaries, Vice-President, and other top officials  More than advisers; also administrators of bureaucracies

7. Question  The cabinet has changed dramatically since Washington was first President. Why do you think this has happened?

8. Answer: The nation has grown and so has its needs

9. Selection of Cabinet  Needs to balance political, social, and management considerations  Secretaries need to have experience  Appointments need to be accepted by all  Geographic balance such as race and gender  Patronage and party loyalty is important

10. Role of Cabinet  As Individuals, responsible for head of their executive department  As Group, serve as an advisory board  Depends on what each president wants from their cabinet

11. Influence of Cabinet  Secretary of State, defense, treasury, and attorney general make up “inner circle”  Will leak (deliberately disclose) some candidates to get reaction from Congress and public

12. Question  Why do you think that the former 4 cabinet secretaries make up the “inner circle” of the Presidential cabinet?

13. Answer: Deal with all the major concerns the President will face

14. Cabinet Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 Cda-u8acz8&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 Cda-u8acz8&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 Cda-u8acz8&feature=fvst

15. Essential Question  What is the purpose of the Presidential Cabinet?  How has the cabinet changed over the years?