1. a) What is the president's cabinet?
b) What is the purpose of cabinet meetings?
c) How often does a president usually meet with his cabinet?
d) When is the last time President Biden had a cabinet meeting?

2. Before turning the meeting over to his wife Jill, what did President Biden speak briefly about?

3. How did President Biden explain his wife's participation in the Cabinet meeting?

4. a) The first lady delivered remarks at Friday’s meeting to give an update on the executive order she championed that the president signed in March that seeks to boost resources going toward women’s health and close gaps she sees that exist in research and knowledge between men’s and women’s health. What did Jill Biden urge/direct the cabinet secretaries to do?

b) What do you think? Was a cabinet meeting the appropriate place for the First Lady to make these remarks? Before answering, if Michelle Obama or Melania Trump had addressed her husband's cabinet, would you have the same answer? (Note: to our knowledge, neither one did). Explain your answer.

c) If you answered yes, if Kamala Harris wins the election, is it then ok if her husband addresses the cabinet when she is president? Explain your answer.

OPTIONAL: Read the following reader comments: For each one, do you agree or disagree?

1. Why is this woman sitting at the table for a cabinet meeting. She is not a government official or employee...
2. She's the president's wife and is very involved in his career. She has every right to be there.
3. She is speaking about an issue she is passionate about - it's no big deal for her to speak to the cabinet.

CHALLENGE: Do an internet search to try to find information on any other president's wives who have spoken at cabinet meetings. If so, name them. What did each one speak about?