Follow the instructions below.
Step one: Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
1. What is the role of the presidential cabinet? (Answer in one to two sentences.)
2. List the 15 executive offices that make up the cabinet and the 15 individuals who currently fill those positions. Also, who is the current Attorney General?
Step two: Go to http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/national/cabinet.html
1. How do cabinet members get their jobs?
2. What kinds of things do the following cabinet departments deal with...
a. Department of the Treasury
b. Department of the Interior
c. Department of Labor
d. Department of Housing and Urban Development
e. Department of Energy
f. Department of Homeland Security
3. Which cabinet office is the most recently created (the newest cabinet department)?
Step three: Read the article at this link. http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/1212_transition_cabinet_hess.aspx
If there is time at the end of class, we will have a quick quiz on this article. So, read it well!!
Step four:
As we have discussed in class, the Internet is a very helpful tool to use when trying to acquire information. However, you have to be careful when you select websites to use as resources. Perform a search on Google or another search engine regarding the Presidential Cabinet. Write down one source that you would be skeptical (doubtful) about using. Record another source that you would feel confident about using.
Step one: Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet
1. What is the role of the presidential cabinet? (Answer in one to two sentences.)
2. List the 15 executive offices that make up the cabinet and the 15 individuals who currently fill those positions. Also, who is the current Attorney General?
Step two: Go to http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/national/cabinet.html
1. How do cabinet members get their jobs?
2. What kinds of things do the following cabinet departments deal with...
a. Department of the Treasury
b. Department of the Interior
c. Department of Labor
d. Department of Housing and Urban Development
e. Department of Energy
f. Department of Homeland Security
3. Which cabinet office is the most recently created (the newest cabinet department)?
Step three: Read the article at this link. http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2008/1212_transition_cabinet_hess.aspx
If there is time at the end of class, we will have a quick quiz on this article. So, read it well!!
Step four:
As we have discussed in class, the Internet is a very helpful tool to use when trying to acquire information. However, you have to be careful when you select websites to use as resources. Perform a search on Google or another search engine regarding the Presidential Cabinet. Write down one source that you would be skeptical (doubtful) about using. Record another source that you would feel confident about using.
