The President’s Cabinet

Information has been adopted from https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet

Constitutional Foundation

• Established in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.

Vice President of the United States

• Joe Biden

Secretary of State

• John Kerry• Advises on foreign

affairs

Secretary of the Treasury

• Jack Lew• Advises on financial and

monetary matters

Secretary of Defense

• Ashton Carter• Advises on military

action

Attorney General

• Loretta Lynch• Advises on legal affairs• Chief law enforcement

officer and chief lawyer of the United States

Secretary of the Interior

• Sally Jewell• Advises on land

management, geological matters, and national park services

Secretary of Agriculture

• Thomas J. Vilsack• Advises on food safety,

production, and distribution

Secretary of Commerce

• Penny Pritzker• Advises on the

promotion of American business and the development of foreign and domestic trade

Secretary of Labor

• Thomas Perez• Advises on laws

involving unions and the workplace

Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Sylvia Mathews Burwell• Advises on health,

education, and welfare• Oversees the

implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

• Julian Castro• Advises on increasing

homeownership and access to affordable housing

Secretary of Transportation

• Anthony Foxx• Advises on

development and coordination of policies to improve the nation’s transportation systems

Secretary of Energy

• Ernest Moniz• Advises on energy

education, improvement of the environment, and alternative/ more efficient energy sources

Secretary of Education

• Arne Duncan• Advises on national

education policies and the accreditation of schools and universities

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Robert McDonald• Advises on policies

related to the health and benefits of verterans

Secretary of Homeland Security

• Jeh Johnson• Advises on the

protection and safety within American borders

Cabinet-Rank Positions• White House Chief of Staff

– Denis McDonough• Environmental Protection Agency

– Administrator Gina McCarthy• Office of Management and Budget

– Director Shaun L.S. Donovan• United States Trade Representative

– Ambassador Michael Froman• United States Mission t the United Nations

– Ambassador Samantha Power• Council of Economic Advisers

– Chairman Jason Furman• Small Business Administration

– Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet

Fishbowl Activity

• Terrorist attack on southern border– Use of chemical weapons has endangered the water

and food supply in the southwestern states– Use of conventional

weapons has left over 5,000 Americans dead and thousands more injured

– Complete destruction of the highway system in the southwestern states

Fishbowl Activity

• Massive earthquake in California– Complete destruction of California’s infrastructure– Earthquake has left more than 1,000 dead and several

thousand injured

– Thousands are trapped inside buildings, etc.

– Several fires have been reported