President Washington was given the sole right to remove department heads by which authority?
A. Article II of the Constitution
B. a unanimous vote in the First Congress
C. a narrow vote in the First Congress with Vice President Adams casting the tie-breaking vote
D. the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison
Answer: C
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