Multiple Choice
While in office,President George W.Bush appointed an ambassador to France even though the appointee did not speak French.Should this be prevented by the Pendleton Act?
A) No, because the Pendleton Act is primarily concerned with making it illegal to pay dues to a political party in return for a job.
B) No, because the Pendleton Act only protects some layers of the national bureaucracy.
C) No, because it should have been prevented by the Administrative Procedures Act.
D) Yes, because the Pendleton Act is designed to prevent bureaucratic corruption.
E) Yes, because the Pendleton Act is designed to keep elected officials from being able to give any jobs to their supporters.
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