Question

Why is the Secretary of Defense not an active duty member of the armed forces? (Select all that apply.) The framers feared that a Secretary of Defense with sympathies toward the military would institute a permanent draft. The framers of the Constitution thought that a civilian in control of the military would help maintain a balance of power. The framers of the Constitution believed that the military should not have more power than the civilian population. The framers of the Constitution thought that military men did not have enough expertise in foreign policy.

Answer 1

• The framers of the Constitution thought that a civilian in control of the military would help maintain a balance of power.
• The framers of the Constitution believed that the military should not have more power than the civilian population.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Secretary of Defense must not have been a member of the armed forces for at least seven years and this was done by the framers of the Constitution to ensure that the military would remain subservient to the civilian population.

They believed that with the military possessing such immense power, it was necessary that they were led by a civilian so that there would be a balance of power: military has arms and weapons to dominate the civilians but will be led by civilians so that never happens.