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What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Give two. These work, or any below.
Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense
  • Also accepted
  • Attorney General
  • Secretary of the Treasury
  • 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 Transportation
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • 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
Remember it: Pick two you can say easily and stick with them: Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense.

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2025 civics test. Last reviewed September 5, 2026.

This is question 48 of 128 on the 2025 USCIS civics test, in the section System of government.

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