When George Washington was President, there were four cabinet positions. As of 2002 there are fifteen:Secretary of StateSecretary of the TreasurySecretary of DefenseAttorney GeneralSecretary of the InteriorSecretary of AgricultureSecretary of CommerceSecretary of LaborSecretary of Health and Human ServicesSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary of TransportationSecretary of EnergySecretary of EducationSecretary of Veterans AffairsSecretary of Homeland Security
The Secretary of State The Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of Defense(formerly the Secretary of War) The Attorney General These four positions are known as "The Big 4." They are the heads of the 4 original departments of the executive branch of the federal government under George Washington, making them the longest running positions in the cabinet. Following the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, these four officials(in the order seen above) are next in the line of succession to the presidency in the event of the death, resignation, or impeachment of the President.
The Executive Department of the United States consists of the President and all those who report to him. This includes the Vice-President, all Cabinet Secretaries, all employees of Cabinet Departments, and all employees of the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice-President. An Executive Department Official is any official of any of these Departments, including the President and Vice-President themselves.
The senate then holds confirmation hearings on the president's nominees for cabinet posts. The nominee to head each department appears before the Senate committee that oversees the department to answer questions about his or her background or views.
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.
A cabinet position is not an official position in government -- there is no constitutional amendment or law requiring or prohibiting a cabinet. Therefore, the President of the United States may appoint or fire any member of his cabinet that he sees fit. The President may also create new cabinet positions or destroy positions at his sole discretion. The President may also choose to have no cabinet at all. In short, the President appoints a person to be in his cabinet, and that person is in.
How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
The Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, etc. are cabinet level positions in the president's cabinet. There are currently 15.
The president appoints the cabinet, subject to Senate approval. He can not create or eliminate cabinet positions. Only Congress can do that.
George Washington appointed people to fill the first four cabinet positions.
The are indeed 15 cabinet positions. I do not think of the Vice-President as being a cabinet member although the president may invite him to cabinet meeting.
No, the president is not mandated to have a cabinet. It would not be advisable for a president to go without a cabinet because they act to help the president make educated decision on policies. The Constitution does not mention anything about the president's cabinet.
The president appoints cabinet members with senate approval.
The U.S. President's Cabinet has no elected positions, so no one elects them. The President appoints them based on his own reasons regarding their areas of expertise or career/personal history. The Cabinet is truly the President's "team." Their chief duty is to advise the President, however they have many other duties as well.
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Washington had four cabinet members: Sec. of State, Sec. of War, Sec. of Treasury and the Attorney General.
The Congress.