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The vice-president is elected by the electoral college. He is not appointed by the President and so does not need confirmation by the Senate.
In case of a tragedy at the address, leaving a cabinet member absent allows for continuity of government.
A cabinet member going native refers to when a cabinet member places all his priorities above the president. If a cabinet members focus is on gun safety, he will try and fight for the president to sign gun safety laws before he does anything else.
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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No. He is the senior majority member of the US Senate.
Secretary of State is generally considered to be the most prestigious cabinet position.
Secretary of State
The president nominates the member of his cabinet . They must be confirmed by the US Senate in order to take office.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson 1897-1913. Served as a member of the cabinet for Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft.
It is fairly rare but it happens. Usually the President finds out in advance that a candidate will have difficulties being confirmed and withdraws the name.(Supreme court nominees are much more likely to be rejected than are cabinet nominees.)
The Secretary of State is generally considered to be the top ranking cabinet member.
The vice-president is elected by the electoral college. He is not appointed by the President and so does not need confirmation by the Senate.
one way is they must be confined by a majority of votes
The Secretary of Defense manages the armed services for the President.
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.