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Members of Congress will select one of the Cabinet Members to be absent from the State of the Union Address in order for the Government to run continuously.
They all sit around a very large rectangular table.
Any member may ask any other member a question during question time, most questions are directed at members of the cabinet or shadow cabinet members.
to leave a surviving authority in case of disaster
It is called a congressional oversight hearing. During these hearings, members of Congress have the opportunity to question and gather information from cabinet members regarding the implementation and effectiveness of laws and policies.
His cabinet was corrupt, several of its members later went to prison
Secretary of Transportation Succession goes through the Cabinet in the order that the positions were created.
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) had cabinet members who took bribes and were corrupt. During his term there was a lot of corruption and scandals which led to his unpopularity.
Which ever cabinet secretary does not attend
Typically they address them as "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury." During the arguements they will use 'you' in the discourse. They will usually attempt to flatter them during discussions, including such terms as the able citizens, the astute jurors and the intelligent members of the public.
They caused scandals
It led to the federalists (hamiltons party ) and the democratic - republican(jeffersons party)