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
Russia offered to sell Alaska in 1859 because they were in debt from the Crimean War. The U.S. did not initially make this purchase because of Civil War debts.
At the time of the purchase, America was still in a expansive mood. No one knew of any resources in Alaska then. Oil was not a big one for anyone. Alaska was even called "Stewart's Folly" (Stewart was a secretary of the interior) and a waste of federal money. (The dang place went for about 10 cents per square mile!)
Stewart wanted to simplify the map of North America and to block the British in Canada from further expansion as the USA and the British Empire were still not the best of friends.
Also, the Russians felt they could never have a firm hold on such a distance colony, needed some cash in a hurry because of a pending war with the Ottoman Empire and the Tzar on the throne at the time was a bit wacky.
It was strictly a move by the USA to secure the last major piece of real estate still open in North America.
I hope this helps:)
What language is this if i may ask
<span>The working poor are working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line. Depending on how one defines "working" and "poverty," someone may or may not be counted as part of the working poor. While poverty is often associated with joblessness, a significant proportion of the poor are actually employed.</span>
Is one of the answers Political?
