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Question 36

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

  1. Chair of the Federal Reserve and Director of the FBI
  2. Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader
  3. Chief Justice and Solicitor General
  4. Secretary of State and Secretary of DefenseCorrect answer

Official answer

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

Explanation

Cabinet-level positions are the Vice President and the heads of the fifteen executive departments, including State and Defense. Congressional leaders and judges belong to other branches, and agency heads such as the FBI Director are not Cabinet members.

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Question 36: What are two Cabinet-level positions? · U.S. Civics Test 2008 · Questena