The President's appointments to his cabinet much be approved by the Senate in order to take effect.
The senate approves the head of the cabinet department.
The Senate must approve the president's cabinet.
The president appoints cabinet members with senate approval.
The president appoints and congress approves.
The president appoints the secretaries, and the senate approves them.
The executive branch includes the president, which approves and enforces the laws. Also in the executive branch are the president's cabinet and agencies that the government has.
You become a cabinet member when the President appoints you and the the Congress approves the nomination.
The legislative branch approves Presidential appointees such as cabinet, Attorney General, Justices on Supreme Court, Judges on Federal districts, impeach the President and put President on trial, approve all treaties, reverse a veto by President, appropriate funds,
The senate
The Executive Branch of the Federal government is the branch that chooses who will be Secretary of State in the United States. The President of the United States appoints who will be in this post in the Cabinet.
When the Senate approves Presidential nominees to the Courts or Cabinet members it is called "Advise and Consent." I'm not aware of any case where the Senate would approve the President. In the case of a tie in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives votes to break the tie, thus deciding who will be President.
The Vice President; of the Senate, specifically approves the President's nominations.