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In 1951, President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as his commanding general because of MacArthur's public criticism of the president's military policy in Korea. This demonstrates
 
  a. the importance of the secretary of state.
  b. the strong role played by military authority.
  c. civilian control of the military.
  d. the apolitical nature of military decisions.
  e. the power of the secretary of defense.

Question 2

In 2002, when President George W. Bush dismissed both his secretary of the treasury and director of the National Economic Council, the president acted in the role of
 
  a. chief legislator.
  b. commander in chief of the military.
  c. chief of state.
  d. party leader.
  e. chief administrator.



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