The vice-president is elected by the electoral college. He is not appointed by the President and so does not need confirmation by the Senate.
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The president has the power to nominate or appoint judges, ambassadors, cabinet members and other high ranking officials., subject to approval or confirmation by the US Senate.
yes, the president appoints the cabinet and the senate aproves it
The Senate has the 'confirmation power', they confirm or deny all of the presidents appointments (cabinet, judicial, ambassador). The senate's confirmation power the senate shares with the president the responsibility for filling many high-level government positions.
If you are referring to the President and Vice President, they are elected by the Electoral College according to majority popular vote in each state (this policy is not applicable in Nebraska where the electoral votes are split by percentage inside the state). If you are referring to the Secretaries of the Cabinet Departments, they are appointed by the President upon assuming office. If the President wishes to reappoint the same Cabinet member as his predecessor, there is no further process. If he wishes to appoint somebody new, he must present the candidate to the Senate for a confirmation requiring 2/3 of the Senate to approve the appointment.
The second female cabinet appointment came from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 when he appointed Oveta Culp Hobby the Secretary of Helth, Education and Welfare. The first President to appoint a woman was Franklin Roosevelt (Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, 1933).
Vice President
The president has the power to nominate or appoint judges, ambassadors, cabinet members and other high ranking officials., subject to approval or confirmation by the US Senate.
yes, the president appoints the cabinet and the senate aproves it
By appointment of the President of the United States.
It is fairly rare but it happens. Usually the President finds out in advance that a candidate will have difficulties being confirmed and withdraws the name.(Supreme court nominees are much more likely to be rejected than are cabinet nominees.)
Cabinet members are appointed by the President. They are subject to the confirmation of the Senate; and as their terms are not fixed, they may be replaced at any time by the President.
The Cabinet
Cabinet members do not serve a fixed term. They serve at the will of the President and appointment expires if the President leaves office, but they can be re-appointed if the President so chooses.
senate confirmation of cabinet members
Type your answer here... his cabinet, supreme court justices
implementing the president's program in a particular area while also attempting to influence the president's policies in that area.
A job of the legislative branch (senate).