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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Can a parliamentary democracy form a new cabinet without an election?
Recently, the Dutch party PVV left the cabinet, leaving a demissionary cabinet. Usually, when that happens, there are new general elections, and based on the results, a new cabinet is formed.
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Is there anywhere that the cabinet (president and all ministers) are pre-nominated and elected as a whole?
I mean different from this question: Are government ministers elected anywhere?
This question comes from, that the student union in my school recently changed their election model. They now require ...
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Is it common for US Cabinet to be confirmed unanimously?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was recently unanimously confirmed by 99-0 in the senate; but Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, needed a tie-breaking vote.
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How can a non-expert government official be accountable for his or her decisions?
In the United Kingdom, it could be that a lawyer with no technical background is appointed Economic Secretary. In economics, there are some problems for which even the best experts disagree deeply (...
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Is it normal for cabinet nominees to meet with senators before hearings?
A number of Trump's nominees for his cabinet have been having private meetings with senators in the past couple of weeks. My memory could be faulty, or maybe it just didn't get much publicity, but I ...
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What do Trump supporters think of his Cabinet nominations?
Since last week, Donald Trump has been announcing his planned Cabinet member nominations. Many people, including a number of Republican politicians and commentators in conservative media (including ...
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What does the Israeli law say about cabinet votes on military action?
According to Axios:
On Thursday, Netanyahu will convene the security cabinet. According to Israeli law, the prime minister needs a vote of the cabinet for such a significant military action, which ...
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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:
...are one of the ...
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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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