The Pendleton Civil Service Act introduced a civil service system for the national government based on
A. cause.
B. merit.
C. clout.
D. patronage.
E. need.
Answer: B
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a. Blanket b. Closed c. Open d. Unopposed
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A sign that pluralist democracy might NOT be working well in the United States is the
A) fact that the best represented sectors in Washington are business and professional groups.
B) declining number of interest groups in Washington.
C) decentralization of the American government.
D) increased representation for low income Americans.
E) generally low levels of political knowledge among Americans.
One group of students takes the SATs in a quiet room, while another group takes the SATs in a loud, hot room. It is NOT possible to compare scores of the two groups due to
A) the type of measurement scale. B) systematic measurement error. C) the type of test the SATs exemplify. D) comparison error.