Which of the Following Is True of the Department of State

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Department of State?

• A) It proposes military budgets, new weapons systems, and military regulations.
• B) It is responsible for handing down the president's orders to the nation's military units.
• C) It is responsible for diplomatic relations with nearly two hundred countries around the globe.
• D) It works to see that the decisions of the president as commander in chief are carried out.
• E) It seldom interferes in the country's foreign policy.

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