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Cabinet of Taijitu
History
Formation	Constitution of Taijitu June 20, 2010
Leadership
Delegate	Myroria
Structure
Ministries	Ministry of Community Ministry of Defense Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Justice
Members	Myroria      Inglo-Scotia      The Crazy Monkeymen      St Oz
Political groups	Taijitu Nationalist Alliance      Independent
Selection
Method	Delegate appointment
Term length	Indefinite
Meeting place
Executive forums

The Cabinet of Taijitu is the body responsible for assisting the Delegate in administering the government. It is composed of a number of ministers appointed by the Delegate, who are responsible for running certain ministries. There is no limit on how long a minister may serve, but they may be removed freely by the Delegate and by a vote of the Senate.

History

The Cabinet as originally established by the first constitution of Taijitu favored the executive. Ministers required a two-thirds super-majority vote of the Senate to be removed, instead of a simple majority, and the Senate had no power to compel the creation of certain ministries. This was soon changed by a constitutional amendment on April 16, 2007, which gave the Senate the power to create ministries by law and remove ministers by a simple majority vote.

On March 23, 2008, a coup was used to forcibly instate a new constitution, which gave the Delegate unprecedented powers over the Cabinet. The Senate's legislative replacement, the Citizen's Assembly, was not only unable to create ministries by law, but also unable to remove ministers from office. This constitution, however, was short lived, and the Senate and its controls over the Cabinet were restored in full later later that year by a new constitution.

During a convention to create a new constitution in May of 2010, it was decided to keep the Cabinet as it was under the previous Constitution. This decision was affirmed on June 20 when the new constitution was formally ratified. Under it the Ministries Act was signed into law on August 2 of the same year, defining the ministries of the Cabinet.

Appointment and removal

Ministers are appointed by the Delegate and do not require Senate confirmation to take office. The Delegate may likewise freely remove them from office. The Senate may also force the removal of a minister by a majority vote. Because they are unelected, ministers may not be recalled in a referendum.