The Secratary of Defense helps the president carry out his commander-in-chief duties. Right now the Sec. of Defense is Robert M. Gates, but President Obama will appoint a new one.
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To manage specific duties, people, and tasks and advise the president.
One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he/she may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.
there are no requirements to be a cabinet member. they are chosen at the whim of a president
To be a cabinet member, the individual must first receive a nomination from the President of the United States, which is then subject to confirmation by the Senate. Once confirmed, the individual can officially be appointed as a cabinet member and begin their duties.
In the United States, prospective administration cabinet members are first selected and nominated by the president. They must be confirmed by the senate before becoming a member of the president's cabinet.
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If a President's cabinet member is not approved by Congress, they cannot assume the position or carry out their responsibilities. The President may choose to nominate someone else for the role or continue with an acting cabinet member. This scenario could potentially hinder the President's ability to effectively govern and implement their policies, as the cabinet member's expertise and leadership would be lacking.
Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office. The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments.
Cabinet members are appointed by the President; with Senate approval.
The Senate has the power to approve or consent to the appointment of an individual a president nominates to be a member of the Cabinet. However, it has no authority to fire that individual once confirmed. Only the President can fire a Cabinet member. While Congress has no power to fire a Cabinet member, Congress it does have the power of the impeachment process to remove, not fire, the Cabinet member. Grounds for impeachment and removal of a Cabinet member are the same as those for impeachment and removal of the President.
No, Samuel Tilden was not a member of President Grant's cabinet. Tilden was a prominent Democrat and the 1876 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, while Grant served as a Republican president from 1869 to 1877.