Federal civil servants can be fired for not doing their work, or

A. incompetence.
B. recalcitrance.
C. misfeasance.
D. nonfeasance.
E. malfeasance.


Answer: D

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A. his inner circle of advisors, so named because of Grant's famous fondness for whiskey. B. a group of revenue officials, all political appointees, who conspired with distillers to evade taxes on a massive scale. C. a group who planned to invade the neighboring territories to the west and set up a new country, so named because they shipped weapons hidden in whiskey barrels. D. a group of treasonous Union soldiers who were convicted and hung as a result of their use of alcohol smuggling to support the Confederacy.

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What are some of the perceived problems with today's initiative process? What remedies have been suggested to address them?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is the best example of the importance of sociopolitical power in international affairs?

a.Despite having military capabilities vastly inferior to those of the United States, North Vietnam eventually won the conflict in Vietnam. b. Even though Argentina is much closer to the Falkland Islands than Great Britain, Great Britain defeated Argentina in the Falklands War. c. The United States successfully invaded Grenada in 1983. d. Despite its economic strength, Japan does not have a large military capability.

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954) led to the

a. desegregation of public schools. b. desegregation of the military. c. Fifteenth Amendment. d. segregation of many federal departments. e. separate but equal doctrine.

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