Bell Ringer (Wed.) Read page 192 “Building the Federal Government,” and answer the following question: list the ways the new American government started out with huge problems. Read page 192 “Building the Federal Government,” and answer the following question: list the ways the new American government started out with huge problems.
First, inherited a national debt of $52 million First, inherited a national debt of $52 million Second, No Navy and an Army of only around 400 men Second, No Navy and an Army of only around 400 men Third, at New Orleans, the Spanish closed the Mississippi River to American Trade Third, at New Orleans, the Spanish closed the Mississippi River to American Trade Fourth, along the Great Lakes, the British kept forts within the American Territory. Fourth, along the Great Lakes, the British kept forts within the American Territory.
Bell Ringer (Thur.) What is the purpose of the president’s cabinet (p.193)? What is the purpose of the president’s cabinet (p.193)? Name the first four cabinet (executive) positions under President George Washington (p.193). Name the first four cabinet (executive) positions under President George Washington (p.193).
Answers: Cabinet is a group of federal leaders who headed the major departments o the executive branch and advised the president. Answers: Cabinet is a group of federal leaders who headed the major departments o the executive branch and advised the president. Attorney General Attorney General Department of State Department of State Department of Treasury Department of Treasury Department of War Department of War
Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Department of State Secretary John Kerry Department of the Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
Department of Justice Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Department of Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx
Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson