In the bill to create a Department of Foreign Affairs (later Department of State), the Constitution had already established how the secretary would be selected, nominated, and confirmed, but it said nothing about how the secretary would be ______.

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The Constitution did not provide any guidance on how the secretary of state would be removed from their position. The process for selecting, nominating, and confirming the secretary was established, but the Constitution did not address removal.

In the Bill to Create a Department of Foreign Affairs