5.

3 Notes
The Powers of the Presidency
1) The President uses his cabinet members to enforce the laws Congress sends him.
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Cabinet Position
Secretary of State

Name
John Kerry

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Very Short Job

Description

The U.S.
Secretary of
State advises
the president on
foreign affairs,
and spends a lot
of time traveling
around the world
to meet with
world leaders.
Besides being a
diplomat him- or
herself, the
secretary of
state also heads
the U.S.
Department of
State. The
department
includes deputy
secretaries and
bureaus that
help enforce the
foreign policy set
forth by the
current president
and secretary of
state.

Secretary of Treasury

Jacob Lew

Secretary of Defense

Ashton B. Carter

Attorney General

Loretta Lynch

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.
the 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.

Secretary of Interior

Sally Jewel

Secretary of
Agriculture

Tom Vilsack

Secretary of
Commerce

Penny Pritzker

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.
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.
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

Thomas E. Perez

Secretary Health and

Human Services

Sylvia Mathews
Burwell

Secretary of Housing
and Urban
Development

Mayor Julin
Castro

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.
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.
oversees federal
programs designed
to help Americans
with their housing
needs. HUD seeks
to increase home
ownership, support
community
development and
increase access to
affordable housing
free from
discrimination.

Secretary of
Transportation

Anthony Foxx

The Office of the

Secretary oversees
the formulation of
national
transportation
policy and promotes
intermodal
transportation.

Secretary of Energy

Dr. Ernest Moniz

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

Arne Duncan

The U.S.
Department of
Education (ED)
operates with the
goal of ensuring
education in the
United States is of
a good quality and
fairly accessible by
everyone. The ED
has specific areas
that it focuses on
in order to reach
its main goal.
These areas
include creating
policies about

financial aid and

distributing
financial aid,
collecting data on
education in the
U.S., bringing
attention to key
education issues
and preventing
discrimination.

Secretary of Veteran
Affairs

Robert A.
McDonald

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

Jeh Johnson

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,
man-made accidents,
and natural disasters.
In fiscal year 2011 it
was allocated a
budget of $98.8 billion
and spent, net, $66.4
billion.

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