How many executive departments currently make up the U.S. President's Cabinet?
Answer15
Each department is headed by a secretary who reports directly to the president.
Source: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
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4 sourced facts about the executive branch of the U.S. government, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
About how many civilian employees worked for the U.S. federal government in December 2011?
Answerabout 2.79 million
That figure covers civil servants across all federal departments and agencies.
Source: Wikipedia, citing U.S. government workforce data (2011) en.wikipedia.org
Counting the vice president, department heads and other Cabinet-level officials, how many total members does the U.S. Cabinet have?
Answer23
That's made up of the vice president, 15 department heads, and 7 additional Cabinet-level officials.
Source: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
In 2009, the average federal government worker's pay was about how much, compared with $40,331 in the private sector?
Answerabout $71,208
That comparison has long fueled debate over how federal and private-sector pay stack up.
Source: Wikipedia, citing USA Today analysis (2009) en.wikipedia.org
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