1. Essential Question How do cabinet members assist the president?

2. The President’s Cabinet

3. The Vice President Two roles according to the Constitution Who is the current VP?

4. Role #1 Preside over the Senate Cast the deciding vote if there is a tie

5. Role #2 According to the 25 th Amendment the VP helps decide whether the president is disabled and acts as president should that happen

6. Recent Roles Since Eisenhower presidents have given their VPs more responsibility

7. The Cabinet First created when Washington was president

8. Washington’s Cabinet Department of State Department of War Department of the Treasury Attorney General

9. Creating the Cabinet The president appoints the secretaries that head the 15 major departments The Senate approves each appointment

10. Who Gets Appointed? 1.Must have experience compatible with the department 2.Must satisfy powerful interest groups

11. Senate Appointments President appoints a member of the cabinet Senate holds confirmation hearings and nominees answer questions

12. Role of the Cabinet? Serve as an advisory board for the president

13. Secretary of State John Kerry

14. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew

15. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter

16. Attorney General Loretta Lynch

17. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel

18. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

19. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker

20. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez

21. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell

22. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro

23. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx

24. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz

25. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

26. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert MacDonald

27. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson