The Cabinet Departments

The united states constitution does not explicitly establish a cabinet.
The cabinet departments. Presidential cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of 15 different departments. The heads of departments are members of the cabinet of the united states an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. In the opinion clause article ii section 2 clause 1 of the u s.
Today the cabinet includes the vice president and 15. Trump s cabinet includes vice president mike pence and the heads of the 15 executive departments the secretaries of agriculture commerce defense education energy health. Robert longley is a u s.
The function of a cabinet varies. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The cabinet of the united states is part of the executive branch of the federal government of the united states the members of the cabinet are the vice president and the secretary of state and other heads of the federal executive departments all of whom if eligible are in the presidential line of succession.
While it may be argued that all departments are important some wield much more power and influence than others such as secretary of state secretary of the treasury and secretary of defense. The cabinet was established in article ii section 2 of the united states constitution to provide a source of key advisors to the president. Constitution heads of executive departments are referred to as principal officer in each of the executive departments.
Departments and secretaries of the president s cabinet agencies. Other ministers may serve without portfolio or hold sinecure offices and are included in the cabinet on account of the value of their counsel or debating skills. The members of a cabinet head the principal government departments or ministries such as home affairs foreign affairs and the exchequer treasury.
A cabinet is a body of high ranking state officials typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.