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The heads of the federal executive departments are the members of the traditional Cabinet ; since 1792 , they have, by statutory specification, constituted a Line Of Succession , after the Speaker Of The House and the President Pro Tempore Of The Senate , to the Presidency in the event of a vacancy in both that office and the Vice Presidency . The Constitution refers to these officials when it authorizes the President , in Article II, section 2, to "require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices." In brief, they and their organizations are the administrative arms of the President . LIST OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS ''All departments are listed by their present-day name and only departments with past or present cabinet-level status are listed. Order of succession applies only to within the cabinet; the Vice President has always been first in the line of succession, and the Speaker of the House and the President pro tem of the Senate have at times been included'' Table of past departments SOURCES |
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