The Tenure in Office Act of 1867 did just this. It was passed to thwart President Andrew Johnson's attempt to control the cabinet which he had inherited from Lincoln. It was used as a basis for the impeachment charges against Johnson. The act was repealed in 1887. In 1926, the supreme court ruled that a similar act was unconstitutional.
was approved by President Kennedy.
the senate
In the republic, the people were given a chance to elect their officials, at least theoretically. In the principate or "empire" the officials were appointed or approved by the emperor.
The US Congress and President McKinley.
Appointed by the President and approved by Congress.
The president appoints his cabinet, foreign ambassadors, federal judges and other high ranking government officials. All must be approved by the US Senate.
The President of the United States has the power to remove officials from office if he sees them as derelict in their duties in some way, but the action must be approved by Congress if the official does not simply resign. Judges on the Supreme Court, members of the Cabinet, the Vice President, and members of Congress cannot be removed by the President but he may ask them to resign.
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Approved by the president, ratified by the senate.
was approved by President Kennedy.
After John Kennedy's assasination, the 25th Amendment was enacted stating tha the President would nominate a replacement which would have to be approved by a majority vote of the House of Representatives and Senate. Previously, the position was left unfilled.
President Fidel V. Ramos
Under controlled, federally funded and approved experiments, this can (and has) been done.
the senate
President Andrew Johnson approved the Howard University charter in 1867.
In the republic, the people were given a chance to elect their officials, at least theoretically. In the principate or "empire" the officials were appointed or approved by the emperor.
Congress must approve such a nomination.