Presidents and the presidency

Question 1

What are some US cabinet positions?

Answer 1

• Vice President
• Secretary of state
• Secretary of the treasury
• Secretary of defense
• Attorney general
• Secretary of labour
• Secretary of education

Question 2

What are ways a President can kill a bill?

Answer 2

• Veto (refuses to sign, sent back to congress)
• Refusing to act on a bill (pocket veto) if bill passed within last 10 days of congress
• Line item veto (veto certain parts/lines)

Question 3

Who are some famous cabinet members?

Answer 3

• Henry Wallace (agriculture) set up food stamps and school lunches that survive today
• Robert Gates (defense)
• Robert F. Kennedy (AG) pursued organised crime figures like Jimmy Hoffa, and protected civil rights leaders.

Question 4

Who were 3 important presidents?