5.

3 Notes
The Powers of the Presidency
1) The President uses his cabinet members to enforce the laws Congress
sends him. Fill in the Chart Below. Use this link: The Cabinet | White House
Cabinet Position

Name

Secretary of State

Secretary John
Kerry

Secretary of Treasury

Secretary Jack Lew

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appointed by the
President with the
advice and consent
of the Senate, is
the President's
chief foreign affairs
adviser. The
Secretary carries
out the President's
foreign policies
through the State
Department and
the Foreign Service
of the United
States
responsible for
formulating and
recommending
domestic and
international
financial,
economic, and tax
policy, participating
in the formulation
of broad fiscal
policies that have
general
significance for the
economy, and
managing the
public debt

Secretary of Defense

Secretary Ashton
Carter

Attorney General

Attorney General
Loretta E. Lynch

Secretary of Interior

Secretary Sally
Jewell

he principal
defense policy
advisor to the
President. Under
the direction of the
President, the
Secretary
exercises authority,
direction, and
control over the
Department of
Defense.
As the chief legal
officer of the states,
commonwealths
and territories of
the United States,
the attorneys
general serve as
counselors to their
legislatures and
state agencies and
also as the
"People's Lawyer"
for all citizens.
The U.S.
Department of the
Interior oversees
such agencies as
the Bureau of Land
Management, the
United States
Geological Survey,
and the National
Park Service. The
Secretary also
serves on and
appoints the private
citizens on the
National Park
Foundation board.
The Secretary is a
member of the
President's
Cabinet.

Secretary of
Agriculture

Secretary Thomas
J. Vilsack

The U.S.
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA) is a
cabinet-level
agency that
oversees the
American farming
industry. USDA
duties range from
helping farmers
with price support
subsidies, to
inspecting food to
ensure the safety
of the American
public.

Secretary of
Commerce

Secretary Penny
Pritzker

The department
was originally
created as the
United States
Department of
Commerce and
Labor on February
14, 1903. This
organization's main
purpose is to
create jobs,
promote economic
growth, encourage
sustainable
development and
improve standards
of living for all
Americans.

Secretary of Labor

Secretary Thomas
E. Perez

The United States

Secretary of
Labor is the head
of the U.S.
Department of
Labor, exercises
control over the
department, and
enforces and
suggests laws
involving unions,
the workplace, and

all other issues

involving any form
of business-person
controversies.
Secretary Health and
Human Services

Secretary Sylvia
Mathews Burwell

The U.S.
Department of
Health and
Human Services
(HHS) is the U.S.
government's
principal agency for
protecting the
health of all
Americans and
providing essential
human services,
especially for those
who are least able
to help themselves.

Secretary of Housing
and Urban
Development

Secretary Julin
Castro

The Department
of Housing and
Urban
Development
(HUD) is a cabinetlevel agency that
oversees federal
programs designed
to help Americans
with their housing
needs. HUD seeks
to increase
homeownership,
support community
development and
increase access to
affordable housing
free from
discrimination.

Secretary of
Transportation

Secretary Anthony
Foxx

The United States

Department of
Transportation(US
DOT or DOT) is a
federal Cabinet
department of the
U.S. government
concerned with
transportation. It
was established by
an act of Congress
on October 15,
1966, and began
operation on April
1, 1967. It is
governed by the
United States
Secretary of
Transportation.

Secretary of Energy

Secretary Ernest
Moniz

The Department of
Energy (DOE) is
charged with
advancing the
national, economic,
and energy
security of the
United States;
promoting scientific
and technological
innovation in
support of that
mission; and
ensuring the
environmental
cleanup of the
national nuclear
weapons complex.

Secretary of
Education

Acting Secretary
John King

The United States

Secretary of
Education is the
head of the U.S.
Department of
Education. The
Secretary is a
member of the
President's
Cabinet, and
fifteenth in line of
United States
presidential line of
succession. The
United States
Secretary of
Education deals
with federal
influence over
Education policy.

Secretary of Veteran
Affairs

Acting Secretary
John King

The Department
of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is
responsible for
providing vital
services to
America's
veterans. VA
provides health
care services,
benefits programs
and access to
national cemeteries
to former military
personnel and their
dependants.

Secretary of
Homeland Security

Secretary Jeh
Johnson

The United States

Department of
Homeland
Security (DHS) is
a cabinet
department of the
United States
federal
government,
created in
response to the

September 11
attacks, and with
the primary
responsibilities of
protecting the
territory of the
United States and
protectorates from
and responding to
terrorist attacks,
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