Question

What was the purpose of the Cabinet formed during Washington's term? to control the executive branch to advise the Congress to advise the President to pass legislation

Answer 1

The correct answer is A: to control the executive branch.

President Georg Washington established the Cabinet as his group of advisers who reported in private and solely to the U.S. chief executive officer ( meaning him ). It was his way to control the executive branch of his government.

At the beginning, only three executive departments were established: the Department of State, the Department of Tresury and the Department of War. Washington also appointed the Attorney General Edmund Randolph in his first cabinet.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: The purpose of the creation of a Cabinet was to advise the president. President George Washington appointed in his government a Cabinet made up of five people to advise and assist him in all his duties. This cabinet is composed of the main positions of the Executive Power.