The Cabinet is mainly there to check the work of the PM. The main roles are to - * Propose legislation * Supervise the administration of policy * coordinate policies of different departments * Try to reach agreement in disputes between departments. The Cabinet have to all publicly support any decision they come to within their meetings. If they fail to do this then they will be forced to resign. The Cabinet can influence decision making by publicly rejecting proposals for example in 2003 Robin Cook rejected the proposal to go to war with Iraq. As a result he had to resign but it did bring the issue even more so into the public eye so he did in fact help the case.
That depends on the department. If the department is a Cabinet Level department (Defense, Interior, etc.) the head is a cabinet secretary, while other departments (Postal Service, Fish and Wildlife Department) are not Cabinet Level and therefore their heads are not cabinet secretaries.
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The US government has a cabinet-level Department of Transportation. However, most states also have their own Departments of Transportation.
The federal departments controlled by the president include the Cabinet-level departments such as the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Justice, and Department of Education, among others. The president appoints the heads of these departments, who serve as key advisors and implement federal policies. Additionally, the president has the authority to influence the direction and priorities of these departments through executive orders and budget proposals. Overall, the president plays a crucial role in shaping the administration and function of the federal government.
There are 15 cabinet departments. There are also several cabinet-level officers including the Vice-President that advise the President as well.
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There are 15 cabinet posts that have departments in the US government. There are also 8 cabinet level posts that do not have a department including the vice president.
Specific Responsibilities for cabinet-level departments
President Clinton elevated the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Cabinet level status in 1996. However, George Bush demoted FEMA from the Cabinet in 2001 and the agency is now part of the Department of Homeland Security. Clinton elevated the Director of the Office of the National Drug Control Policy to Cabinet level in 1993. This office was removed from Cabinet status in 1993. The Director of Central Intelligence was a Cabinet level official from 1995 to 2001.
The power to create a cabinet level post belongs to the president. However, the Congress much appropriate the funds to operate it. The most recent cabinet department is the Department of Homeland Security.
There are fifteen cabinet level departments in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government. Four were created by George Washington during his presidency: the State Department, the Treasury Department, the Justice Department, and the War Department, which became the Defence Department in 1946.