When we say that the adoption of a civil service system introduces a paradox into the democratic nature of Texas government, what do we mean?
a. The merit system insulates agency workers from undue interference by politicians, but those same politicians are the people's representatives.
b. The civil service system prevents the negative consequences of having administrative agencies bend to
the will of partisan elected officials.
c. Civil servants are paid with taxes but are not directly accountable to the people.
d. The inability of the public to control state administrators obstructs the will of the people.
e. All of these are paradoxes of the system.
e
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What will be an ideal response?
Congress requires that before a covert act can take place
A) the president must issue a finding that the act is important to national security. B) Congress must authorize it by passing a law in identical language in both houses. C) the president must have authorization from three-fourths of the Cabinet and the vice president. D) it must be agreed upon by the National Security Council. E) there must be unanimous approval of it in Congress.
War has largely shifted from _____ to _____ in the last fifty years
A) asymmetric; symmetric B) civil; interstate C) conventional; unconventional D) limited; general E) non-trinitarian; trinitarian
What are the three fundamental systems for structuring government?
A. national, international, and transnational
B. confederal, federal, and unitary
C. local, regional, and global
D. democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy