Most federal civil servants are hired on the basis of
A. the personal preferences of immediate supervisors.
B. previous job experience in the private sector.
C. merit criteria.
D. patronage.
E. a lottery system.
Answer: C
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Which right is granted in the 1st Amendment?
a. the right to keep and bear arms b. the right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances c. the right against unreasonable searches and seizures d. the right to a speedy and public trial
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a. development of superior technology. b. capitalism providing the means for expansion. c. Christianity offering an ideology that justified expansion. d. English emerging as the dominant language.
A __________ is a collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas
a. caucus b. convention c. political machine d. think tank