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How many cabinet departments are there?
There are 14 departments of the us cabinet
Functions of the cabinet?
The purpose of the Cabinet is to advise the President on matters relating to the duties of their respective offices. As the President's closest and most trusted advisory, members of the Cabinet attend weekly meetings with the President. The Constitution does not directly mention a "Cabinet," but the Constitutional authority for a Cabinet is found in Article II, Section 2. The Constitution states that the President "may require the opinion, in writing of the principle officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices." The Constitution does not say which or how many executive departments should be created.
How many cabnit departments are there?
In the USA there are 356 Cabinet Departments
Are the presidential cabinet positions enumerated in the constitution?
The United States Constitution doesn't contain any information or references to Cabinet. However, principal officers in each executive branch are mentioned. Therefore, Cabinet members are usually heads of departments under the Executive Branch.
Who must approve the heads of the cabinet departments?
The Senate must approve the heads of the cabinet departments.
What article does the Constitution mention the president and his cabinet?
The cabinet of the president of the United States is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. However, allowances were made for the creation of the Executive Branch which is lead by the president.
Why were independent agencies set up outside the cabinet departments?
Their responsibilities did not fit within the Cabinet departments.
Is the NASA on of the cabinet departments?
No. There is not a cabinet position for NASA.
What part of the US Constitution discusses the creation of the President's Cabinets?
Does the Constitution provide for the Cabinet? Not directly. Constitutional authority for the Cabinet comes from Article 2, Section 2, which says that the president "... may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices." Similarly, the Constitution does not specify which or how many executive departments should be created.
Who is the executive of the United States?
The president, the cabinet, and departments under the cabinet membersthe president, the Cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members
What do you call the group of departments heads who aid the us president?
Executive
How did the creation of the first cabinet influence the other presidents?
The Constitution does not say how large the cabinet should be. It was up to Washington to decide on the size and make-up of his cabinet and later Presidents followed a similar plan. Departments were slowly added and combined .
