When George Washington was President, there were four cabinet positions. As of 2002 there are fifteen:
The Cabinet:Comprised of the 14 Secretaries of the Cabinets and the Attorney General. Five other Advisory positions are not Cabinet members but are an important part of the Presidents top team. There are just over 20 adviser positions under the President.
4 years
The Senate has the 'confirmation power', they confirm or deny all of the presidents appointments (cabinet, judicial, ambassador). The senate's confirmation power the senate shares with the president the responsibility for filling many high-level government positions.
They now have 15.
His cabinet.
The cabinet positions are established by the US Congress.
The constitution does not mention a cabinet nor give any details about how the executive department should be organized. Congress has the power to create or abolish cabinet positions.
50
How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
The Cabinet:Comprised of the 14 Secretaries of the Cabinets and the Attorney General. Five other Advisory positions are not Cabinet members but are an important part of the Presidents top team. There are just over 20 adviser positions under the President.
11
4 years
There are actually 22 cabinet rank positions. 15 of the positions are cabinet departments. The other 7 are cabinet rank officials like the White Chief of Staff and United States Trade Representative.
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cabinet
The Senate has the 'confirmation power', they confirm or deny all of the presidents appointments (cabinet, judicial, ambassador). The senate's confirmation power the senate shares with the president the responsibility for filling many high-level government positions.
The Cabinet positions were created by Congress and are not mentioned in the Constitution. There were only four at first. New ones have been added from time to time and various mergers and name-changes have occurred through the years.