List the factors that limit the cabinet's influence. (Check all that apply.)
A. Policies crafted by cabinet secretaries must be approved by the Senate.
B. Presidents may have to appoint relative strangers to cabinet positions, causing them to turn to other more trusted advisers instead.
C. Since cabinet secretaries are confirmed by the Senate, they are part of the legislative branch and their power is checked by the executive branch.
D. Cabinet members may only bring proposals to the president if a majority of the 15 cabinet members vote to do so.
E. Cabinet members have loyalties to people other than the president-people who may influence cabinet members to disagree with the president's policies.
F. Disagreements may arise among cabinet secretaries, and these may result in some cabinet members falling into disfavor.