⇒ Primary Constitutional role of cabinet is to advise the President on policy within areas covered by their departments.
⇒ Cabinet also deals with specific areas of national and international affairs
⇒ Raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure
⇒ Impeach and try federal officers
⇒ Cabinet meetings often receive criticism
⇒ Frequency of cabinet meetings can vary (Reagan had 36 in first year, whereas Clinton had 6 in his first year)
⇒ The frequency of the cabinet meetings often decreases throughout the presidency (Reagan had 36 in year 1, then 21, then 12, and finally 12 in his last year)
⇒ The cabinet provides a number of functions for the President:
⇒ Functions for Cabinet:
⇒ Also see our notes on: