It involved patronage.
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.
The cabinet positions are established by the US Congress.
Andrew Jackson started the 'spoil system' with his cabinet.
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They now have 15.
Did Jackson's unofficial cabinet became known as the "kitchen cabinet." true or false
George Washington appointed people to fill the first four cabinet positions.
How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
President Andrew Jackson's unofficial cabinet became known as the Kitchen Cabinet. This was a term created and used by his opponents.
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.
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