The reason that the President is called the Commander-in-Chief in the Constitution is because the Framers wanted (Points : 1)

to provide the President with authority over the secretary of defense.
to establish the principle of civilian control of the armed forces.
to establish a basis for presidential prerogative.
to give the President some power against impeachment.

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to establish the principle of civilian control of the armed forces
I agree.
an agency is in the service of its clientele and their interests come before the public’s interest
If it's a government agency, the theoretical answer is NO. The public interest comes first.