The Cabinet of the United States is part of the executive branch of the federal government. The members of the Cabinet are the vice president of the U.S. and the heads of federal executive departments. Members of Cabinet are appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Once confirmed, they serve at the pleasure of the president.
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The Cabinet of the United States is part of the executive branch of the federal government. The members of the Cabinet are the vice president of the U.S. and the heads of federal executive departments. Members of Cabinet are appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Once confirmed, they serve at the pleasure of the president who can dismiss them at any time without the approval of the Senate, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in Myers v. United States. All federal public officials, including Cabinet members, are also subject to impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial in the Senate for \”treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors\”, as per Article II, Section 4. The president can also unilaterally designate senior advisers from the Executive Office of the President and heads of other federal agencies as members of Cabinet, although this is a symbolic status marker and does not confer any additional powers.
The Cabinet’s role, inferred from the language of the Opinion Clause of the Constitution, is to serve as the principal advisory body to the president of U. S. President Ronald Reagan formed seven sub-cabinet councils to review many policy issues. President Abraham Lincoln rebuffed Seward and then-professor Woodrow Wilson would have none of it in his administration. In recent administrations, Cabinets have grown to include key White House staff in addition to department and various agency heads. The White House chief of staff is an appointed staff position, which is codified in the Executive Schedule.
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