Photograph of 1987 Cabinet - Class Photo - NARA - 198586
USCIS Civics · Question 47 of 128

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

Official Answer

Advises the President (of the United States)

In plain English

The Cabinet advises the president. To advise means to give help and information for decisions. Cabinet members lead the big federal departments, like the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. The president chooses them, and the Senate approves them. The President's Cabinet advises the president.

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Photograph of 1987 Cabinet - Class Photo - NARA - 198586
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Image: Photograph of 1987 Cabinet - Class Photo - NARA - 198586 — Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)