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The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. President was Herbert Hoover, who served as Secretary of Commerce from 1921 until 1928.
(The most recent Cabinet member to become U. S. Vice President was Dick Cheney, who served as Secretary of Defense from 1989 until 1993.)
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The seating order at cabinet meetings most accurately reflects?
The seating order at cabinet meetings most accurately reflects the importance, in the Presidents eyes, of those cabinet departments. It is far more likely the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense would be seated closer to the President than the Secretary of Education.
Are there any members in the cabinet that are not eligible to become president of the us?
It can happen. For example, while normally the Secretary of State is fourth in the line of Presidential succession, when Nixon was President his Secretary of State was Henry Kissinger, who was not a "natural-born citizen of the United States" and thus ineligible for the position of President. I don't believe any of the current cabinet members would be ineligible under this rule, but obviously that could change at any time.
Who would become the president if Condoleezza Rice died if she was the president?
If she were already President, then her Vice President would become president. If you are asking who is next in the line of succession following the Secretary of State, see below: Following the normal line of succession (adopted by Congress in 1947) and assuming that the office positions were vacated due to death during a current presidential term, the succession to the oval office would be: # President # Vice President # Speaker of the House # President Pro-Tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General If the line of succession indeed got to the Secretary of State, and that person became incapacitated and could no longer serve as President, then the next inline would be the Secretary of the Treasury - assuming that a Vice President had not yet been appointed. If a new VP had been appointed, then the VP would become President. See the link below for the current list for the office terms of 2004 - 2008:
What president came up with the presidential cabinet?
Louis XIV of France built the colossal Palace of Versailles. In that palace he made sure all his enemies and advisers lived with him. He couldn't meet with all of them at the same time, so whenever he was in the bathroom doing his business, his advisers would speak with him and make decisions through the cabinet door. The reference to the cabinet is where the idea for the name of the President's cabinet originates.
If the president vice president and the speaker of the house of representatives were all dead who would then be the president?
* 1.President of the United States * 2. Vice President * 3. Speaker of the house Then followed by the President's Cabinet in the following order of succession: * 4. Secretary of State * 5. Secretary of the Treasury * 6. Secretary of Defense * 7. Attorney General * 8. Secretary of the Interior * 9. Secretary of Agriculture * 10. Secretary of Commerce * 11. Secretary of Labor * 12. Secretary of Health & Human Services * 13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development * 14. Secretary of Transportation * 15. Secretary of Energy * 16. Secretary of Education * 17. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs * 18. Secretary of Homeland Security
Who is the cabinet secretary who would be first in line to be president?
vice persident
When the postmaster general was a cabinet position--where did he fit in the chain to become president should the president die?
The order of the Cabinet Members in the Presidential line of succession is the order in which the positions were created, with the Secretary of Defense in the position originally held by the Secretary of War. Therefore, the Postmaster General would be after the Attorney General and before the Secretary of the Interior.
Can a Roman Catholic become Secretary of the Treasury?
There is nothing that would prevent a Catholic from holding a cabinet level office, or even president, in the United States.
Which cabinet officer would deal with carrying out a war?
The president of the US is the Commander in Chief. The Secretary of Defense is second in authority. Congress can vote to declare war, but the President and Secretary of Defense manage it.
The seating order at cabinet meetings most accurately reflects?
The seating order at cabinet meetings most accurately reflects the importance, in the Presidents eyes, of those cabinet departments. It is far more likely the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense would be seated closer to the President than the Secretary of Education.
Who would become a President if the Vice President senator and the President were to die?
The Secretary of State . Hilary Clinton
Are there any members in the cabinet that are not eligible to become president of the us?
It can happen. For example, while normally the Secretary of State is fourth in the line of Presidential succession, when Nixon was President his Secretary of State was Henry Kissinger, who was not a "natural-born citizen of the United States" and thus ineligible for the position of President. I don't believe any of the current cabinet members would be ineligible under this rule, but obviously that could change at any time.
Who would be president if all elected officials died during the State of the Union address?
Which ever cabinet secretary does not attend
What is one cabinet level position?
The Cabinet is the collective association of the President, the Vice-President, and of appointed officials who are responsible for running each department of the government, and as such represents the administrative arm of the Executive Branch. Each Department is headed by an official referred to as "Secretary" of that department, i.e, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Agriculture, and so on. The Cabinet is ad hoc also, in the sense that it may include any other official the President chooses to include, such as National Security Advisor, Ambassador to the United Nations, or other officials. In and of itself, while it is composed of Department heads, the Cabinet is not an official decision-making body, and serves only to advise the President. Their deliberations are not put to formal votes, and The President has the final authority in all executive-level decisions that may pertain to Cabinet deliberations.
If the us president and all the cabinet and congress were killed with the exception of one junior senator who would become president?
Justin Timberlake
What if the speaker of the house dies who would have to president then?
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate is next in the presidenial succession lift after the House Speaker. - - - - - The order of presidential succession is: president, vice president, speaker of the house, president pro tempore of the Senate, and then all the Cabinet secretaries in the order their seat was added to the Cabinet, starting with the Secretary of State. The only time this would come into play is if there was a very large disaster that killed most of these people at once. If the president had to be replaced, and the vice president was available he would get the job...and the first thing he would do is to appoint a new vice president, who would then become president if the new one was unable to fulfill his duties.
Why did Thomas Jefferson want to become vice president?
He Didn't Back In Those Days The Runner Up In the Elections Would Become Vice President And So On The President Didn't Pick His Cabinet
