Cabinet of the United States of JBR

The Cabinet of the United States of JBR (shortened as the Cabinet) is composed of the most senior officials of the Executive Branch of the United States of JBR and are the top advisers to the President and Monarch. The Cabinet is divided into separate departments and those departments may be separated into agencies. The nominal head of the Cabinet is the King while the actual head is the Cabinet President who is the most senior official in the Cabinet. Cabinet officials are all appointed by the President and serve at his pleasure without the discretion of the Congress. Likewise, they (he/she) may also dismiss or suspend an official at any given time, at their (his/her) own will. Departments can be created, dissolved, or merged by the President and the salary of the all people working in the Cabinet (governmental officials and civilian workers alike) are determined by the Monarch. All of the heads of each department (except the Department of Offense, Defense, and Peace) are referred as Secretary while their immediate assistants are referred as Under Secretary.

Constitutional and legal basis

Appointment

Article One, section two, sub-section two, clause two states that the President

“ shall have the power to make treaties (with at least two-thirds of the Congress present at the signing), appoint ambassadors, public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and other officers of the United States of JBR with the approval of the Congress. The President may independently set and appoint their own Cabinet members and people for the High Executive Committee which shall be members of the Branch from the rank of Colonel to the President themselves. ”

—(Emphasis added)

While the President requires Congress approval to appoint non-Cabinet level officers, the Constitutions allows the President to personally appoint any officers in the Cabinet without any approval from the Congress. It is possible that any sitting Cabinet official can be retained to incoming Presidents.

Other constitutional references

The Constitution does not provide any other references regarding the Cabinet and allows the President, Congress, and the People's Branch to decide on the function and structure of the Cabinet. In the Charter of Aligned Governors and Officials, a secondary constitutional document, under Article Three, Section One, it states that no sitting member within the Congress or Supreme Court may become appointed by the President. For these people to become appointed, they are required to resign their positions before becoming a potential nominee. This ensures that no legislative or judicial member obtains additional benefits and power from the Cabinet and being able to gain a disdainful advantage of gaining additional votes in the Congress (this is especially true for those part of the Congress itself).

Federal law

Under the JBRican Code, the President is prohibited from appointing family members to the Cabinet. Family-shared power was ensured that it would be exclusively used within the Royal Family and the Lower Royal Family only.

Salary

As with most government officials, all Cabinet officials receive their salaries as determined by the King and Queen. The default salary for all Cabinet officials is $100,000 and can be adjusted accordingly to their experience, merits, and contributions.

Precedence and succession

Order of precedence

During Presidential meetings that include the Cabinet, members are seated according to their order of precedence, with higher-ranking officials seated to the right of the table. Hence, the President is always at the right end of the table while the Secretary of Communications and Virtual Interaction to the left end of the table. The King must always be to the right of the President (hence, as the President's right-hand man) and the Vice King to the left of the President.

Order of succession

The Cabinet is part of the line of succession, which determines the order in which Cabinet officials succeed to the office of the president following the death, impeachment, resignation, or disappearance of the president. At the top of the order of succession are the Vice President, the Chancellor, the Supreme Field Marshal, and the Senate Officer, the President pro tempore, and the Cabinet President. It is a common practice not to have the entire Cabinet in one location including ceremonial occasions, where at least three members do not attend. These three officials are the designated survivors and are secured in an undisclosed location. In the event that the President, Vice President, Chancellor, and the heads of the Congress, and the rest of the Cabinet are killed, the designated survivor with the higher order of precedence will assume Presidency and the latter two their respective posts (Vice President and Chancellor). The members of the Royal Families are not included in the order of succession and thus, will not interfere with the order whether alive or dead. In the event that all members die including the designated survivors, the Royal Families must still remain within their posts. An election is held and the highest official alive (not including the Monarchies) will assume as Acting President until a new designator is chosen.

Cabinet

Department	Office	Incumbent	Image	in office since
Department of Offense, Defense, and Peace	Supreme Field Marshal	James Chor	—	October 16, 2010
Department of Diplomacy and State	Vice President (nominal) Chancellor	Hayden Painter (nominal) Catalina Nedelcu	—	June 16, 2011
Department of Treasury, Commerce, and Mint	Secretary of Treasury, Commerce, and Mint	George Thompson	File:Marcellus Shale.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of Law and Justice	Secretary of Law and Justice	Lisa Hue	File:YV mayor.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of National Preservation and Environment	Secretary of National Preservation and Environment	Barry Hudson	File:FuhrerVonRicht.PNG	October 19, 2010
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Artificial Production	Secretary of Agriculture, Trade, and Artificial Production	Carey Sawyer	File:Glaziev.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of Labor	Secretary of Labor	Gary Oaks	File:Sergey mironov.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of Health, Human Services, and Nourishment	Secretary of Health, Human Services, and Nourishment	David Quach	—	October 24, 2010
Department of Housing, Urban Development, and Construction	Secretary of Housing, Urban Development, and Construction	Hugo Santos	File:Ghost pic.jpg	November 29, 2010
Department of Transportation and Space Exploration	Secretary of Transportation and Space Exploration	Eric Gates	File:New.rumsfeld-full.jpg	October 17, 2010
Department of Energy and Resources	Secretary of Energy and Resources	Barry Hudson II	File:Illidan Fortir.jpg	December 11, 2010
Department of Veteran and Disabled Affairs	Secretary of Veteran and Disabled Affairs	Freddy McKenzie	File:Martin k 2.jpg	November 9, 2010
Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, and Naturalization	Secretary of Homeland Security, Immigration, and Naturalization	Farrell Forrest	File:Greenhonecker.jpg	April 29, 2011
Department of Culture, Ethnics, and Religious Liberty	Secretary of Culture, Ethnics, and Religious Liberty	Hilda Warren	File:Elizabeth I.JPG	January 9, 2011
Department of Community and Local Affairs	Secretary of Community and Local Affairs	Freida Perries	File:Alexandraluxemburg.jpg	October 19, 2010
Department of Media and Public Affairs	Secretary of Media and Public Affairs	Morris Chuck	File:3110200603.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of Pacifican Coordination and Diplomatic Affairs	President	Justin Vuong	File:Room 25 Pic.jpg	December 8, 2010
Department of Science, Technology, and Development	Secretary of Science, Technology, and Development	Jack Rodriguez	File:Vieques5.jpg	October 16, 2010
Department of Child and Parental Services	Secretary of Child and Parental Services	Lewis Yale	File:Ka large.jpg	October 31, 2010
Department of Congressional Affairs	Secretary of Congressional Affairs	Gale Fosale	File:President Allen.jpg	June 16, 2011
Department of Communications and Virtual Interaction	Secretary of Communications and Virtual Interaction	Rice Tawny		October 19, 2010