text: and consent of the Congress, appoints the principal officers of those departments and such other officers as may be provided for by statute . 27. Under the Marshall Islands Constitution, the civil service comprises the employees necessary to assist the Cabinet in exercising executive authority. The Constitution also contains provisions for the establishment of a civil service commission. / ... T/L.1274 English Page 8 28. The Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands provides for a civil service system, which operates under the Civil Service Commission. The Commission administers personnel policies for the Government. 29. The Constitution of Palau provides for the appointment of national officers by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. According to the current annual report, 1,663 persons were employed by the Government of Palau during the period under review. E. Political education 30. According to the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission to Observe the Plebiscite in Palau, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, February 1990, ~/ the plebiscite was preceded by a political education prograrnme carried out by a Political Education Committee, which represented a broad spectrum of Palauan public opinion. Under Republic of Palau Public Law No. 3-10, enacted by the Olbiil Era Kelulau the Committee was mandated to inform and educate the people of Palau in an impartial manner on the contents of the Compact of Free Association and its subsidiary agreements, as well as of relevant United States legislation. 31. During its visit, the mission was informed that members of the Political Education Committee had visited all parts of Palau, as well as Palauan communities overseas. At the Mission's public meetings, in response to questions by Mission members about the presentations made by the Political Education Committee, the general view of the participants was that the political education programme had 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the governance and administration of several Pacific island nations, including the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. It touches on topics such as the structure of the government, the role of the civil service, and political education programs. Given the focus on institutional and administrative aspects, I hypothesize that the most fitting category would be related to governance or administration.