Question

​Policy and Supporting Positions is a document that: publishes the list of federal positions that are filled by appointments by the president after each presidential election. ​lists the names of lobbyists who target the executive branch. ​identifies the key pieces of legislation that authorize the federal government to act through its agencies.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is the first option.

Policy and Supporting Positions is a document that:

... publishes the list of federal positions that are filled by appointments by the president after each presidential election.

Explanation:

The Plum is a publication of the Senate Committee on National Security and Government Affairs and / or the Government Oversight and Reform Committee of the House of Representatives. It was first published in 1952, under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration. It lists thousands of leadership and civil service support positions (occupied and vacant) in the Legislative and Executive branches of the Federal Government. The positions listed may be subject to non-competitive appointments.

The list includes:

• Executive calendar and equivalent salary positions paid at established rates

• "General" Positions of the Superior Executive Service
• Senior Foreign Service Positions
• Positions of Annex C
• Other confidential positions or policy determinants in the GS-14 and higher level