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Why does the President of the United States serve as Commander in Chief of the military?

A.The framers wanted the military under the control of a former officer.
B.The Founding Fathers believed the military should be under the control of a civilian authority.
C.The Articles of Confederation government thought the president would be a strong symbolic leader.
D.President Washington was a general and the framers thought it was a good idea to give him the title.

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I think it is B.The Founding Fathers believed the military should be under the control of a civilian authority.
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