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What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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Correct answer

Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense (also accepted: Secretary of Treasury, Attorney General, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Homeland Security, Vice President)

  1. A Speaker of the House and Chief Justice
  2. B Chairman of the Federal Reserve and CIA Director
  3. C Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense (also accepted: Secretary of Treasury, Attorney General, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Homeland Security, Vice President)
  4. D Senate Majority Leader and Governor

Why this is the answer

The CABINET is made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments plus the Vice President, who together advise the President. The USCIS Civics Question 37 asks for two Cabinet-level positions. Any two from this list are acceptable: Vice President; Secretary of State (foreign affairs); Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Defense; Attorney General (head of the Department of Justice); Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Labor; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Education; Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Secretary of Homeland Security. Cabinet members are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. They serve at the pleasure of the President — they can be dismissed at any time. Most Cabinet-level offices oversee large federal departments with thousands of employees.
Source: USCIS Civics Question 37 (65/20)

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About this topic: System of Government

How the three branches work, how representatives and senators are elected, and how laws are made. Numbers (100 senators, 435 representatives, 4-year presidential term) are tested. This is one of 21 Civics (65+ Applicants) questions on system of government, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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