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2025 Civics Test · Question 48 of 128

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

En español: ¿Cuáles son dos puestos a nivel del Gabinete? — ver en español

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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)

  • Attorney General
  • Secretary of Agriculture
  • Secretary of Commerce
  • 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
  • Secretary of War (Defense)
  • Vice-President
  • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
  • Administrator of the Small Business Administration
  • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • Director of the Office of Management and Budget
  • Director of National Intelligence
  • United States Trade Representative
Why this is the answerThere are 22 to choose from and you only need two. Pick two you can say easily and stop there — Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are as good as any.
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