https://www.npr.org/2018/03/19/594164065/trump-cabinet-turnover-sets-record-going-back-100-years
The Article "Trump Cabinet Turnover Sets Record Going Back 100 Years" by Tamara Kieth discusses the unprecedented changing of cabinet members in the Trump Administration. We have learned in AP Government that the cabinet is made up of the heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government. It actually has little influence over presidential decisions because it is not explicitly mentioned in the constitution and has historically been unable to cooperate enough to be very efficient. The president gets to appoint the heads of the departments because he has to share power over the departments themselves with Congress. The article says that, in just 14 months, Donald Trump has already fired more cabinet members than the last 16 presidents did in their first two years. The cabinet members replaced were Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Several other cabinet members are also in jeopardy of losing their jobs. The article then discusses historical patterns in the stability of presidential cabinets. It says that the first two years are usually stable because that is when the president has his ideal cabinet. They usually don't begin to change until midterm elections. It says that the reason Trump's cabinet is more unstable is because he did not choose experienced cabinet members and because he is more willing to fire cabinet members, where other presidents would try to make their cabinet appear stable to the public. I agree that Trump's choosing of inexperienced cabinet members is a large part of the instability of his cabinet. I would guess that his willingness to fire cabinet members has mostly to do with his being short-tempered and easy to offend, but I don't know him. I do think that, in spite of the cabinet's lack of influence, it is harmful to the efficiency of the president to have a rapidly changing cabinet.
The Article "Trump Cabinet Turnover Sets Record Going Back 100 Years" by Tamara Kieth discusses the unprecedented changing of cabinet members in the Trump Administration. We have learned in AP Government that the cabinet is made up of the heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government. It actually has little influence over presidential decisions because it is not explicitly mentioned in the constitution and has historically been unable to cooperate enough to be very efficient. The president gets to appoint the heads of the departments because he has to share power over the departments themselves with Congress. The article says that, in just 14 months, Donald Trump has already fired more cabinet members than the last 16 presidents did in their first two years. The cabinet members replaced were Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Several other cabinet members are also in jeopardy of losing their jobs. The article then discusses historical patterns in the stability of presidential cabinets. It says that the first two years are usually stable because that is when the president has his ideal cabinet. They usually don't begin to change until midterm elections. It says that the reason Trump's cabinet is more unstable is because he did not choose experienced cabinet members and because he is more willing to fire cabinet members, where other presidents would try to make their cabinet appear stable to the public. I agree that Trump's choosing of inexperienced cabinet members is a large part of the instability of his cabinet. I would guess that his willingness to fire cabinet members has mostly to do with his being short-tempered and easy to offend, but I don't know him. I do think that, in spite of the cabinet's lack of influence, it is harmful to the efficiency of the president to have a rapidly changing cabinet.
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