Selecting government employees based solely on their political support is characteristic of ________

A. bureaucratic systems
B. merit systems
C. patronage systems
D. affirmative action systems


ANSWER: C

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A. awarding legislative seats to political parties according to percentages of the popular vote B. the process by which one party supplants another as the dominant party in a two-party system C. a gradual reduction in the dominance of one political party without another supplanting it D. the unification of various factions in a political party to present a united front during a campaign

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The total value of all goods and services produced by people in a country in a year is known as

a. iron triangle. b. civil society. c. gross national product. d. realignment. e. annual economic growth.

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________ jurisdiction refers to the Supreme Court's power to review prior decisions handed down by state and lower federal courts

A) Original B) Trial C) Appellate D) Grand jury E) National jurisdiction

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Candidates' attributes are especially important to voters who

A) lack good information about a candidate's past performance. B) typically vote for incumbent candidates. C) base their vote on party loyalty. D) lack the time to do research on a candidate. E) lack party identification.

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