Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?
a. due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy
b. due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy
c. due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional
d. due to congressional demands for greater control over the federal bureaucracy
a
You might also like to view...
Studies of the effect of televised debates between presidential candidates
A) are inconclusive. B) indicate that viewers see what they wish to see. C) indicate that debates have a measurable direct influence on the outcome of an election. D) indicate that no one bothers to watch the debates. E) indicate that physical appearance does not matter.
The body whose delegates signed the Declaration of Independence was the __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Which ethnic conflict in Eastern Europe introduced the world to the term "ethnic cleansing"?
a. Chechnya b. Armenia c. Tibet d. Tiananmen e. Bosnia-Herzegovina
Evelyn has a new speed reading program she wants to test. She trains 6 people on her program, then measures their reading speed. This is an example of which experimental design?
a. one-group posttest-only design b. one-group pretest-posttest design c. non-equivalent posttest-only design d. non-equivalent before-after (pretest-posttest) design