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| | Ben's Guide (6-8): The President's Cabinet |
 | | The purpose of the Cabinet is to advise the President on matters relating to the duties of their respective offices. |
 | | The Cabinet traditionally includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. |
 | | Cabinet appointments are for the duration of the administration, but the President may dismiss any member at any time, without approval of the Senate. |
| bensguide.gpo.gov /6-8/government/national/cabinet.html (835 words) |
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