<P> The heads of the executive departments receive the title of Secretary of their respective department , except for the Attorney - General who is head of the Justice Department ( and the Postmaster General who until 1971 was head of the Post Office Department ) . The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the President and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate , and serve at the pleasure of the President . The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United States , an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the President . In the Opinion Clause ( Article II , section 2 , clause 1 ) of the U.S. Constitution , heads of executive departments are referred to as `` principal Officer in each of the executive Departments '' . </P>
<P> The heads of the executive departments receive the title of Secretary of their respective department , except for the Attorney - General who is head of the Justice Department ( and the Postmaster General who until 1971 was head of the Post Office Department ) . The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the President and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate , and serve at the pleasure of the President . The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United States , an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the President . In the Opinion Clause ( Article II , section 2 , clause 1 ) of the U.S. Constitution , heads of executive departments are referred to as `` principal Officer in each of the executive Departments '' . </P>
who approves the head of the cabinet departments
who approves the head of the cabinet departments
United States Senate
United States Senate