What does the President’s Cabinet do?

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 35: “What does the President's Cabinet do?”

Answers listed for the 2008 question (1), next to the 1 above. Compare them before you study from an older list.

• advises the President

Background

The Cabinet advises the President on the issues handled by their departments. Cabinet members lead major agencies and bring expertise to the President's decisions.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 35.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 47 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

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More System of Government questions

• Question 44: Who vetoes bills?The President (of the United States)
• Question 45: Who appoints federal judges?The President (of the United States)
• Question 46: The executive branch has many parts. Name one.President (of the United States) · Cabinet · Federal departments and agencies
• Question 48: What are two Cabinet-level positions?Attorney General · Secretary of Agriculture · Secretary of Commerce · Secretary of Education · Secretary of Energy · Secretary of Health and Human Services · Secretary of Homeland Security · Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · Secretary of the Interior · Secretary of Labor · Secretary of State · Secretary of Transportation · Secretary of the Treasury · Secretary of Veterans Affairs · Secretary of War (Defense) · Vice-President · Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency · Administrator of the Small Business Administration · Director of the Central Intelligence Agency · Director of the Office of Management and Budget · Director of National Intelligence · United States Trade Representative
• Question 49: Why is the Electoral College important?It decides who is elected president. · It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.