Questions tagged [cabinet]
Questions relating to the body of the highest officials in a state. Cabinets often consist of those heading important departments as well as the head of government.
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When a country is merged into another country, what happens to the people who were holding public office? [closed]
If country A were to be absorbed into country B, do elected officials in country A generally receive some position in country B? For instance, if Moldova and Romania unite, will Maia Sandu and her ...
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Is Marriyum Aurangzeb no longer in the Pakistani cabinet?
Wikipedia lists her tenure a minister ending on August 10,
but she's still listed as minister on the government's website.
Marriyum Aurangzeb is the current Federal Minister for Information and ...
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Has any head of state/government or other politician in office performed their duties while legally imprisoned, arrested or paroled/on probation?
According to current political legal doctrine, there is no rule that states being in prison disqualifies a US politician from performing their legally required duties, and in fact there are even rules ...
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Why does the US Senate act so unlike a parliamentary regime when consenting to Cabinet nominations?
In France, the president is elected directly by the people, not by parliament, just as in the US (the electoral college doesn't matter here). In France, the Cabinet ("gouvernement") is ...
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Where can I find the Senate vote for Lynn Scarlett to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior?
The Deputy Secretary of Interior is appointed by the President with the advise and consent of the Senate. I cannot seem to find the voting record for this woman who became Deputy Secretary of the ...
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Is it possible to have cabinet collective responsibility while allowing parliament to remove individual ministers?
In my understanding, the principle of cabinet collective responsibility seems to dictate that the cabinet not only has to make joint decisions (if ministers disagree with current policy they must ...
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Why is the US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics called a "sherpa"?
CNBC's June 28, 2022 U.S.’s Russia sanctions architect Singh departs as Ukraine war drags on refers to the position as a sherpa in two places as quoted below.
The Sherpa people:
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How do the US President's and Secretary of Defense's power to deploy troops differ?
In the May 17, 2022 Late Night with Stephen Colbert clip Mark Esper's Loyalty To The Constitution Got Him Fired From The T**** Administration in a segment where he recounted several instances of ...
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How is Katrin Jakobsdottir (Prime Minister of Iceland) able to remain in office despite winning third-most seats in last election?
Link: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211128-iceland-s-ruling-coalition-agrees-on-new-government
It seems highly unusual that Katrin Jakobsdottir (Prime Minister of Iceland) is able to emerge ...
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Did MPs have to win a by-election before 1926 in order to join the government?
A commentary in The Telegraph claimed that before 1926, MPs had to win a by-election to join the government. This got me rather perplexed.
Mr Johnson has sensibly stopped short of joining Labour in ...
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Why does the government formation process tend to be so fast in Denmark?
In Denmark, the government formation process after each general election tends to be extremely fast by European standard.
In fact, the last government formation only took 20 days after the 2019 ...
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How do the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Armed Forces differ in their authority from the powers held by the President?
I know that France is a semi-presidential system where the head of government (Prime Minister) is separate from the head of state (President of the Republic). Now, some brief reading on wikipedia's ...
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Does the U.S. Cabinet take direct orders from the President?
Cabinet members often state that they serve at the pleasure of the President, and the President can fire any Cabinet member at any time, but can the Cabinet members legally and constitutionally ignore ...
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Which country has the most cabinet ministers with PhDs?
I would be happy to know which country has the maximum number of ministers with PhD degrees.
I ask this question because I was reading about the new ministers appointed by the Modi government. Looks ...
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Who has held the largest number of different UK Cabinet positions?
On June 26th, Sajid Javid replaced Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after the latter's resignation. This is Javid's sixth cabinet-level position within seven years:
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Does Congress delegate powers to the Cabinet directly or to the President who then gives it to the Cabinet member?
My question basically boils down to "does the Cabinet hold powers separate from the President?"
I'll give an example of what I mean.
The Secretary of Treasury is responsible for "...
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Can a country borrow an expert from another country and make him in charge of a ministry?
Suppose, a country is facing deep-rooted economic mismanagement and has billions of dollars of external debts. The prime minister/president tried several local experts, both elected and technocrat, ...
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Can vice president/security advisor or secretary of state be chosen from the opposite party?
As the title indicates,
Can vice president/security advisor or secretary of state be chosen from the opposite party?
If so, has there ever been an example?
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In Sweden, are there any ramifications if the Prime Minister chooses not to observe the Government's (Cabinet's) decision?
In Sweden, the executive power is vested in the Government (i.e. The country's "Cabinet" which consists of the Prime Minister and other Ministers), as opposed to the Prime Minister.
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What exactly does the collocation "pull the vote" mean?
Does it mean to give up and not organize the voting? Is there an opposite such as push (for) the vote? (I am an English learner/translator.)
This is a context: "A ring-round of Cabinet on Friday ...
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Why is it common for senators to not vote on cabinet confirmations?
On January 20th, Avril Haines was Biden's first cabinet confirmation, receiving an 84-10 vote in the Senate. Similarly, Biden's nominee for Defence Secretary was confirmed in a 93-2 vote. Why is it ...
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If the VP resigns, can the 25th Amendment still be invoked?
There is current news of several of Trump's cabinet members resigning with Trump only having 13 days left in his presidency.
Question: If Mike Pence were to resign his vice presidency, with such a ...
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What examples are there of federal judges being appointed to the Cabinet?
The media is reporting that President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate Judge Merrick Garland, who currently sits on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to be his Attorney ...
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Why is the head of the Department of Justice not called the Secretary of Justice?
In the United States, the Attorney General leads the Department of Justice. This stands in contrast to other federal executive departments whose leaders hold the title of "Secretary".
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What examples are there of former Cabinet secretaries being appointed back to the same position in a future administration?
President-elect Joe Biden recently announced that he was nominating Tom Vilsack to be his Secretary of Agriculture, the same position that Vilsack served in during President Barack Obama's tenure.
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Why do Cabinet members need to be confirmed ? (except for the line of succession)
Two current members of the Cabinet are currently unconfirmed, one being SecDef and the other being vacant for more than a year now, and it doesn't seem to cause any problems.
Why would a president ...
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In parliamentary democracy, how do Ministers compensate for their potential lack of relevant experience to run their own ministry?
Due to the fact that most parliamentary systems prefer having Members of Parliament as Ministers, how do Ministers make up for their lack of relevant experience when running a ministry?
For example, a ...
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Difference between Chief Medical Advisor and Surgeon General
This morning Joe Biden announced that he's offered the position of Chief Medical Advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the cabinet position Surgeon General to Dr. Vivek Murthy, who served in the same ...
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How often do Cabinet members go back to being in Congress?
When a US President selects cabinet members and other appointees, they often get pulled from current members of Congress. If the person is particularly effective in Congress, then you have to debate ...
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Could President Obama Legally Serve in President Biden's Cabinet? [duplicate]
Could President Obama legally serve in President Biden's Cabinet?
I understand that President Obama may not serve as President ever again, but could he serve in another President's Cabinet?
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Has the (highly possible) 46th POTUS Joe Biden declared the names of people in his cabinet?
Has the (highly possible 46th POTUS) Joe Biden told anything about or hinted whom may he include in his cabinet? If it is not declared (most probably) when may he declare it?
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Is it possible for a president to circumvent the senate confirmation process by selectively firing some of the existing cabinet members?
The Senate has to approve a cabinet member's hiring, but not their firing. If the existing head of a cabinet is fired, acting heads are typically assigned based on a line of succession. In this ...
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Could Biden appoint Mitch McConnell to a Cabinet position in order to remove him from the Senate?
Assuming Biden wins but does not have a majority in the senate, could Biden appoint Mitch McConnell as say, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to remove him from his position as Senate ...
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What does it mean when a Constitution says the "Government" or the "Cabinet" has the power to dissolve the Parliament?
In some countries (e.g. Sweden), the power to dissolve the Parliament is explicitly vested in the Government (or "Cabinet" in other countries).
In reality, how does a Cabinet actually order ...
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Is there a process to resolve a cabinet department position unfilled for longer than 210 days?
If a person is sworn in as an acting secretary of a cabinet department but never receives senate confirmation, and if the administration is happy with that decision, does anything ever really happen?
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Is it uncommon for USA presidential candidates to announce Cabinet picks before Election Day?
On Thursday, Marianna Sotomayor from NBC reported that Joe Biden was planning to potentially announce some of his Cabinet nominations before the November election:
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How does Australia's National Cabinet differ from COAG?
As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia formed a National Cabinet on March 13th, consisting of the Prime Minister and the premiers and chief ministers of the Australian states and ...
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What is the difference between the terms 'government' and 'cabinet'?
Does this sentence make sense?
'Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said a day earlier that the opposition might sit down with the government for talks if Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's Cabinet is dismissed.' (...
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How did Boris Johnson chair the cabinet meetings while he has COVID-19?
I didn't follow the UK news closely, so please enlighten me on how cabinet meetings were conducted by Boris Johnson while he has COVID-19. All I've read on this is that:
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
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Which position is most powerful, prestigious and influential - Governor, US Senator, Cabinet Secretary? [closed]
Which is most powerful (Governor, US Senator, Cabinet Secretary)?
Which is most prestigious (Governor, US Senator, Cabinet Secretary)?
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Do Lords in the Cabinet have to answer questions in the House of Commons?
Nicky Morgan has been retained as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. However, she is no longer an MP, but has been given a peerage instead.
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In India, can cabinet ministers vote in the house that they are not part of?
Cabinet ministers are allowed to visit either of the houses - Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha - to discuss and debate the various bills. After the discussion when the bill goes to the division of votes, do ...
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What power does Congress have against acting administration officials?
An NPR article published July 12, 2019 notes that, in addition to the Department of Labor:
Many other key agencies are also led by acting officials, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the ...
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Difference between "Department of ..." and "... Department"
So apparently most of the U.S. government departments have been using Department of ..., like Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security. But it looks like there's a weird exception, ...
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Why are members of the Cabinet allowed to resign without notice?
According to the Gov.UK website, one must give a week's notice if they wish to resign from their job and have been working for at least a month. (Source)
Why does this one-week rule not apply to the ...
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What happens if nominated candidate is not confirmed by the senate?
As far as I understand it the US cabinet is nominated by the president, but the senate has to consent to the nominees. The same applies applies to judges of the Supreme Court.
But what happens if the ...
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Why would the Attorney General not just wait to be fired?
In an answer to the question why the President would not just fire the Attorney General a user explained that after a (requested) resignation the President could appoint a temporary replacement ...
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Why would the President not just fire the Attorney General?
According to several newspapers, e.g. this article, or even the (now former) Attorney General's resignation letter, President Trump asked Jeff Sessions to resign. Similar things are also shown in TV ...
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Famous appointed Bridge-Builder politicians
Are you aware of any famous recent examples (possibly supported by an article) where the US President appointed a cabinet member because of his good relationship with the opposition?
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The rules for cabinet and shadow cabinet membership in the UK?
I went to an event with the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change. But I discovered he was not in the Shadow Cabinet.
So does this mean that the members of the Shadow Cabinet are wholly at ...
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