A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?
A) A political appointee
B) A merit system appointee
C) A Pendleton Act employee
D) A civil service employee
E) A career civil servant

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Political appointees are specifically appointed by the president to carry out their political and partisan agenda. They are chosen based on their loyalty to the president and their alignment with their ideological views, rather than their qualifications or experience in civil service.

A Federal Employee Who Was Appointed by the President with the Explicit