âThe discourse about social level that is invoked here has little to do with the old diagram of the three orders of society: aristocracy, clergy, and third estate.â âBesides, petty judges and advocates were the only members of the third estate with wide experience of public life, and the confidence to speak out which it bred.â
The heads of the federal executive departments, known as secretaries of their respective department, form the traditional Cabinet of the United States, an executive organ that serves at the disposal of the president and normally act as an advisory body to the presidency.
The U.S. Cabinet is made up of 14 department secretaries, the attorney general and the vice president of the United States. Six other positions hold Cabinet rank, including the White House chief of staff and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The U.S. Cabinet is part of the executive branch of the government.