Which of the following refers to the practice of rewarding political supporters with jobs in government?
A.) favorite system
B.) crony system
C.) populist system
D.) spoils system
Ans: C.) populist system
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In times of economic or international turmoil, the voting public tends to
a. call for impeachment. b. refrain from voting. c. support the presidential party. d. vote against the presidential party. e. vote in dramatically larger numbers.
The system wherein those who have governmental authority get and retain authority directly or indirectly as a result of winning free elections in which all adult citizens are allowed to participate is called ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. A plea of nolo contendere may spare a defendant from certain civil penalties that might follow a guilty plea. b. The most common form of a plea agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant is a reduction of the charge to one less serious than that supported by the evidence. c. One form of plea bargaining concerns a plea of guilty from the defendant in exchange for a prosecutor’s agreement to ask the judge for a lighter sentence. d. State and federal judges are prohibited from participating in the process of plea bargaining.
During the Brazilian Empire, the emperor acted as a moderating power (poder moderador). This meant that he
a. mediated conflicts among the branches of government and the oligarchy. b. mediated conflicts among the branches of government and royal agents. c. mediated conflicts among the oligarchy and peasants. d. mediated conflicts among regional strongmen. e. was granted total control of the country's foreign policy.