CHP11 Gov Recap

What role does Congress play in appointing the President's cabinet?

• Congress approves of President's nominations

• Congress plays no role

• Congress nominates the cabinet

• Congress controls the President's choices

The president's closest advisors are part of his/her. . .

• best friends list

• closet

• cabinet

• family

The president can appoint ambassadors, judges, and high officials pending whose approval?

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Senate

Which Cabinet member is in charge of the United States' relationships with foreign countries?

• Secretary of Defense

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Homeland Security

• Attorney General

Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President can no longer serve?

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Secretary of Defense

Which of the following is NOT a Cabinet-level position?

• Secretary of Agriculture

• Secretary of Corporations

• Secretary of Education

• Secretary of Homeland Security

The Department of Justice. . .

• manages the nation's monetary resources

• enforces federal laws

• protects natural resources

• fights in wars

Which department is concerned with preserving natural resources?

• treasury

• justice

• health and human services

• interior

The cabinet includes all of the following except for:

• the VP

• the secretary of each executive department

• the Supreme Court

This department would respond to train derailment or fallen bridge. . .

• transportation

• justice

• agriculture

• treasury