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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - US Government

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Can the president appoint whomever he wants to be secretary of the treasury?
  1. Yes.
  2. No. The Constitution says that the Cabinet secretaries must be US citizens for a minimum of 14 years.
  3. No. Presidential appointments for Cabinet positions (and any other position the Congress decides) must be confirmed by the Senate.
  4. No. The secretary of the treasury must at least have a Ph.D. in economics.
  5. No. The president has nothing to do with choosing the secretary of the treasury.
Explanation
Answer: C - The president can nominate whomever he wants for Cabinet positions, but all nominations must be confirmed by the Senate. This means that the president frequently does not get his first choice for Cabinet positions, and sometimes ends up with Cabinet members he doesn’t particularly like. Because of this, the President’s chief advisors are frequently not the cabinet members.
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