Context: The Council of Ministers – under the presidency of the Prime Minister (or the President of Portugal at the latter's request) and the Ministers (may also include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers) – acts as the cabinet. Each government is required to define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present it to the Assembly for a mandatory period of debate. The failure of the Assembly to reject the government programme by an absolute majority of deputies confirms the cabinet in office.

Question: What group acts as the presidential cabinet?
Answer: The Council of Ministers

Question: What process is required of each government's policies?
Answer: define the broad outline of its policies in a programme, and present it to the Assembly for a mandatory period of debate

Question: What is needed to reject a cabinet's policy?
Answer: an absolute majority of deputies