The National Security Council (NSC) Is a Group of Top

question 31

Multiple Choice

The National Security Council (NSC) is a group of top foreign policy advisors and relevant cabinet officials that advise the president on foreign policy and national security issues. Who is the official chair of the NSC?

• A) vice president
• B) president
• C) head of the Central Intelligence Agency
• D) secretary of state
• E) secretary of defense

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A thick, yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells and bacteria.

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