**The National Security Council acts as a staff** to the president by advising him with information regarding foreign, domestic, and military policies that have to do with national security. During the presidential time of Reagan, the **NSC took the role of line agency** by direct action in foreign policy, where it undertook secret operations of the president’s administration.

The NSC acts as a staff member to the president by advising him with policies that concern national security. However, it had served as a line agency when it directly undertook secret operations of Reagan’s administration.

If the president intends to expand trade with any country, including Indonesia, it is an economic matter. **The Council of Economic Advisers** deals with and assists the president with any topic that concerns economics.

The **president would consult the CEA** because expanding trade with Indonesia is economics. The CEA specializes in giving the president helpful advice and information by the possibility of consulting with him.

The executive cabinets do a diverse range of work that covers many responsibilities to assist the president in his service. The president appoints the heads of the cabinet departments, who then get confirmed by the Senate.

The **president’s choice** for the cabinets depends on his **personal preference**, noting that he **usually selects the members from his side of the party**. Depending on the current domestic and foreign issues, the president might solve the concerning matter and build the cabinets to work in favor of resolving those issues. Furthermore, the president and political parties might be more oriented toward achieving success in a particular area of politics. Based on that, **the president creates the cabinet to assist him in achieving more success**, for example, in foreign economic matters or military.

It is hard to give exact predictions about what role the cabinet will undertake. Trump’s cabinet was mainly oriented on the president himself, while Obama’s cabinet was more independent in making its political activities. In comparison, President Kennedy saw cabinet meetings as a waste of time. To conclude, the role of the cabinet will vastly depend on the president.

It is **hard to predict the exact role of the cabinet**, as it mainly depends on the president’s preference, his political goals, and concerning issues he wants to give attention to.

The **president needs to select the heads** of the executive branch because **he will be relying on them for assistance** throughout his service. The heads have to be capable and follow through with the president’s intentions, goals, and political actions. The president needs executives who will work for him. Therefore, who is better than the president to pick his associates.

The main reason is simple. Because the executive heads will be working closely with the president and assist him in his service, it is the best option for the president to pick his associates.

The **cabinets today still hold meetings with the president**. Less frequently than in the times of G. Washington, who practiced meetings with the cabinet members quite often. In the time of President Washington, the **cabinets were a system composed of several departments just like it is today**, even though there are 15 cabinets now, compared to only four in the presidential time of Washington. The **president still takes advice from the heads of the cabinets**.

The **similarities** between the cabinets are: there are still departments, meetings, and presidents working with and taking advice from the cabinets.