The number of political appointments available to the president

A. is constrained by the civil service system.
B. puts the president in charge of deciding which individuals will occupy more than 50,000 jobs in government.
C. allows the president to appoint a majority of the civilian appointments in the bureaucracy.
D. is confined mainly to the military.
E. has been dramatically limited by the use of the constitutional amendment process.


Answer: A

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