Cabinet Departments and Their Functions 1

Question 1

The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, who are generally the heads of the federal executive departments.

Question 2

The responsibilities of the 15 departments within the Executive Branch of the US:

Question 3

The Department of State

Answer 3

• Responsible for foreign affairs
• Led by the Secretary of State, the department manages diplomatic relations, advises the president on foreign policy, and provides services to Americans traveling and living overseas.
• Has over 250 diplomatic and consular posts around the world.

Question 4

Department of the Treasury

Answer 4

• Formulates and recommend economic, fiscal and tax policies;
• Serve as financial agent of the United States Government.
• Manufacture coins and currency.

Question 5

The Department of Defense

Answer 5

Responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States.

Question 6

The U.S. Department of Labor

Answer 6

• Is responsible for preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America’s workplaces.
• The department oversees a wide variety of workplace issues for nearly 10 million employers and well over 100 million workers, including protecting workers’ wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights, promoting equal employment opportunities, administering job training, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation programs, and strengthening free collective bargaining.
• The department also collects, analyzes and publishes labor and economic statistics.

Question 7

The Department of Justice

Answer 7

• Serves as counsel for its citizens. Through its thousands of lawyers, investigators, and agents, the department plays a key role in protection against criminals and subversion, ensuring healthy competition of business in our free enterprise system, safeguarding the consumer, and enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws.
• The Department also works to protect citizens through its efforts for effective law enforcement, crime prevention, crime detection, and prosecution and rehabilitation of offenders.

Question 8

The U.S Department of Interior

Answer 8

• Manages the federal resources of the United States including National parks, American, Indian and native tribal lands and approving commercial and development projects on federal land.

Question 9

US Department of Agriculture

(USDA)

Answer 9

• Make sure no animals are abused, raw meats do not poison others, and no one is using farm equipment illegally.

Question 10

The Department of Commerce

Answer 10

• Responsible for promoting American business and trade.
• Works to encourage economic growth and the creation of new jobs in the business community.