Outline the development of the merit-based civil service system.
What will be an ideal response?
For much of the early history of the republic, presidents appointed federal bureaucrats at will through the patronage system. After the assassination of President James Garfield by a disgruntled patronage-seeker, his successor Chester Arthur and Congress passed the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883, which introduced a merit-based civil service system. This system, which included hiring principles of open competition, competence, and political neutrality, remains in existence today.
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Meaningful explanations of reality are a necessary condition for making reliable predictions.
a. True b. False
In the process of setting agendas, the government is in fact
A. deciding who is going to rule. B. engaging in the process of political recruitment. C. deciding on "tied" versus "untied" aid. D. prioritizing some issues and choosing to not deal with others.
After a policy agenda is determined, the next question to be handled by government refers to
A. the implementation of public policy. B. how policy options are to be determined. C. the political socialization of the public. D. the political recruitment of the public.
Which of the following is true about voting in the United States prior to the American Revolution?
a. Every colony imposed a property qualification for voting. b. Most of the colonies allowed women to vote. c. There were robust laws protecting voting rights for minorities. d. Voting was not introduced because all of the major decisions were made in England.