What underlies the notion that federal employees should be paid comparably to private sector employees?
What will be an ideal response?
Since a core principle of the civil service has held that people should be paid equally for jobs of comparable value, critics have used the comparable worth concept to seek reform where gender discrimination might be keeping women from opportunities of pay equity. It is a somewhat difficult task to define what jobs are in fact comparable as it is tricky to identify the traditionally male-dominated jobs that map directly on to the traditionally female-dominated jobs. Yet as women are entering the work force in greater numbers and with greater education and some men are taking up child-rearing activities, there are new questions being raised within the rubric of comparable worth. These issues will only become more important in the years to come.
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Compare and contrast the patronage and merit systems of public employment. Which system do you think is better and why?
What will be an ideal response?
When balancing the politics of local government, some observers suggest that gains in administrative efficiency may come at the price of
a. fair representation and qualified officials. b. more corrupt party bosses and urban political machines. c. less direct control of municipal governments by citizens. d. the suppression of political opinions of minorities.
Unlike in the US, voting in countries such as Vietnam is an obligatory act, resulting in high rates of voter turnout. In other words, this higher voter turnout stems from differences in __________.
A. the agents of political socialization B. the political environment C. the international political scene D. the economic order
The shift from AFDC to TANF resulted in welfare policy being moved to a series of ______ grants.
a. block b. categorical c. revenue-sharing d. discretionary