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Course: AP®︎/College US Government and Politics > Unit 2

Lesson 12: The bureaucracy

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The bureaucracy

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President Dwight Schrute has several positions to fill within the federal bureaucracy.

Which of the following is an example of filling a position based on merit?

(Choice A)
promoting the Deputy Attorney General to Attorney General after four years of strong service
(Choice B)
asking a high-level campaign fund-raiser to serve as ambassador to Germany
(Choice C)
choosing a member of the National Security Council that would appease members from the opposition party
(Choice D)
nominating a member of his political party as the secretary of energy after she supported him during the campaign