Which statement about Cabinet Departments is accurate?

• A. There are 10 Cabinet Departments
• B. All Cabinet Departments are led by a Secretary
• C. There are 15 Cabinet Departments, including the Department of Justice led by the Attorney General
• D. Cabinet Departments have no fixed number

Answer: (C)

Cabinet Departments are the main executive units that help run the federal government. Most are led by a Secretary, who sits in the President’s Cabinet, but the Department of Justice is headed by the Attorney General, not a Secretary. There are fifteen cabinet departments, and the Department of Justice is included, led by the Attorney General. The number isn’t arbitrary—the Homeland Security Act created a new department in 2002, bringing the total to fifteen. So this statement is accurate. The other options give outdated or incorrect ideas: there aren’t only ten departments, not all are led by Secretaries since the DOJ is led by the Attorney General, and the number is fixed at fifteen rather than unlimited.