Section 3

A. Cabinet Appointments and Dismissals

The President shall appoint the heads of all executive departments, who shall serve as Cabinet members. Among these departments, the Department of State and the Department of Defense shall always be maintained.

Cabinet members shall be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate under the procedures set forth in this Charter. The President may dismiss any Cabinet member at will.

All Cabinet members must be eligible to hold public office and are subject to removal if they lose such eligibility. The President must nominate a qualified replacement within five (5) days of a vacancy.