The Policy and Supporting Positions Document, Commonly Known as the Plum

question 27

Multiple Choice

The Policy and Supporting Positions document, commonly known as the Plum Book,

• A) lists thousands of jobs to be given to people who supported the winning presidential candidate.
• B) summarizes the parts of the government bureaucracy and explains what each agency does.
• C) identifies the key pieces of legislation that authorize the federal government to act through its agencies.
• D) is a list of the lobbyists who target the executive branch.
• E) is a reference sheet to bring the president and advisory staff up to speed on what the government has done in the last year.

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