Cabinet of the United States

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?White House, West Wing, Washington D.C
2. What is the number of executive departments?15
3. What is the U.S. Cabinet and who is in it?The Cabinet is a group of the President’s top advisors. It includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 main departments, called Secretaries.
4. How does the President choose Cabinet members?The President picks the Secretaries and then asks the Senate to confirm them. The President can also add other leaders as Cabinet officials.

Principal Officers: The heads of the executive departments, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Opinion Clause: A constitutional provision allowing the President to seek written advice from department heads.
Twenty-fifth Amendment: Constitutional amendment addressing presidential disability and succession, involving Cabinet input.