Congress's Decision Concerning Who May Dismiss Heads of Executive Departments

Multiple Choice

Congress's decision concerning who may dismiss heads of executive departments was significant because it established the principle that

A) such officials are responsible to the president.
B) officials who must be confirmed by the Senate serve at the pleasure of the president and the Senate.
C) Congress's impeachment powers would apply not only to the president but to all presidential appointees as well.
D) the branch of government closest to the people, the House of Representatives, would oversee such officials.