Cabinet

Prediction

1. What do you think cabinet means? Not that kind of cabinet!

2. Use cabinet in a sentence (about politics, that makes sense):

3. Think of an example of cabinet in current events:

4. Find an image of cabinet:

Fun Fact

Definition

The advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few officials selected by the president.

Sentence

George Washington's administration consisted of four cabinet positions, known as the inner cabinet: State, Treasury, State, War (Defense), and Justice (Attorney General.)

Example

Conway slams Democrats as 'crybabies' for not confirming Trump's Cabinet picks

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Question(s)

1. Latinos make up 17% of America, and every administration in the past 30 years has had a Latino member of the cabinet. Is there a Latino in the Trump cabinet?

2. How many members of the cabinet are there today?

3. Is the cabinet specifically mentioned in the Constitution?