1. The Cabinet

2. The Cabinet
The heads of the 15 executive departments make up the president’s cabinet.
This group advises the president.
Departments: State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs

3. Qualifications? Loyal to President Loyal to Party
Qualified or expertise in area
President nominates and U.S. Senate confirms

4. Trump Cabinet 2017

5. Vice president

6. Department of State (1789)
Plans and carries out the nation’s foreign policy objectives
Embassies; Consulates; Passports (Visas)*
Current Secretary-Rex Tillerson

7. Department of Treasury (1789)
Collects, borrows, spends and prints money
IRS; Customs; Mint;
Current secretary- Steve Munchkin

8. Department of Defense (1949)*
Manages the Armed Forces
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
Current secretary-James Mattis

9. Department of Justice (1870)
Brings forth cases on behalf of Nation
Responsible for all aspects of law enforcement
Current attorney general- Jeff Sessions

10. Department of Interior (1849)
Manages and protects the nation’s public lands and natural resources
Also, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Current secretary- Ryan Zinke

11. Department of Agriculture (1889)
Assists farmers and consumers of farm products
USDA, Food Inspection, Subsidies
Current secretary- Sonny Purdue (has yet to be confirmed)

12. Department of Commerce (1903)
Supervises trade, promotes United States tourism, and businesses
Patents, Census Bureau
Current secretary- Wilbur Ross

13. Department of Labor (1913)
Concerned with working conditions and wages of United States’ workers
Current secretary- Ed Hugler (acting)

14. Department of Health and Human Services (1953)
Works for the health and well-being of all Americans
CDC
Current secretary- Tom Price

15. Department of HUD (1965)
problems about distribution of various items in cities and some rural areas
Subsidized housing and creation of Affordable Housing
Current secretary- Ben Carson

16. Department of Transportation (1966)
Manages the nation’s highways, railroads, airlines, and sea traffic
Current secretary- Elaine Chao

17. Department of Energy (1977)
Directs and implements the nation’s energy plan and consumption
Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear energy
Current secretary- Rick Perry

18. Department of Education (1979)
Provides advice and funding to school districts through state grants
Current secretary- Betsy DeVos

19. Department of Veterans Affairs (1989)
Directs services for American’s veterans
Current secretary- David Shulkin

20. Department of Homeland Security (2002)
Direct security initiatives for federal agencies and governments at local, state, and federal levels
TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service
USCIS formerly the INS
Current secretary-John Kelly

21. Cabinet Rank Members* White House Chief of Staff- Reince Preibus
Environmental Protection Agency- Scott Pruitt
Office of Management and Budget- Mick Mulvaney
U.S. Trade Representative- Stephen Vaughn
U.S. Ambassador to U.N.- Nick Haley
Council of Economic Advisers- Jason Furman
Small Business Administration- Linda McMahon

22. Independent Agencies

23. Independent Executive Agencies
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Independent agencies are agencies that work apart from the cabinet department
There are more than 200 independent agencies.
Examples Include:
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Environmental Protection Agency
C.I.A.
Social Security Administration
Securities Exchange Commission

25. Bureaucracy

28. Criticisms of the Bureaucracy
It is inefficient
There is a lot of red tape: “maze of government rules, regulations and paperwork”
It is wasteful because it usually fails to address the problem at hand.