Cabinet Members and Jobs

Labor

He or she is in charge of the nation's labor supply. There are many complicated problems associated with reaching a balance between the available supplies of human labor and the demands for it. The head of this department constantly attempts to achieve that balance

Homeland Security

Helps protect the nation from terrorism.

Justice Attorney General

The cabinet head here is responsible for enforcing the laws of the United States in the federal courts. He is concerned with those matters in which the United States as a nation is involved in legal matters. He is the chief legal officer and conducts investigations into monopolies, antitrust laws, organized crimes and the violation of conservation laws.

Transportation

The cabinet leader here deals mainly with the complex transportation problems that face a 'nation on the move' such as ours.

Energy

The head of this department continually analyzes our present and future energy reserves. He also has been placed in charge of implementing a national energy conservation program

Interior

The leader here is charged with keeping a reasonable and proper balance of all the nation's resources, with preserving its scenic and historical landmarks, as well as being in charge of its National Parks and Forests, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and our nation's water supply.

Defense

This 'secretary' is responsible for defending our nation against all invaders. The main aim of his authority extends to our armed forces. He also advises he President on the billions of dollars spent annually on research to develop sophisticated armaments that will ensure our continued safety

Education

This cabinet leader is responsible for administering all phases of education from the kindergarten level through university post-graduate school

Agriculture

This department head is responsible for heading the nation's farm program. His job is concerned with getting a fair price for the American farmer and in stimulating sales of U.S. farm products to foreign countries.

State

This man is charged with handling all of our foreign affairs, including the participation of the United States in the United Nations. He is also responsible for issuing passports and maintaining our foreign embassies. He is perhaps the single most important of the cabinet members.

Commerce

This man or woman is mainly responsible for promoting all phases of commerce, industry, and business

Housing and Urban Affairs

This man or woman is responsible for answering the problems of the growing needs of city dwellers and the many other implications of living in a large metropolitan area.

Treasury

This person is responsible for managing our nation's finances. He is also responsible for the coining and printing of all money as well as enforcing all money laws, the Secret Service, and the Coast Guard

Health and Human Services

This secretary is charged with the general areas which his title suggests. They include the Public Health Service, the Social Security Administration, the Food and Drug Administration and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.