In 1883, Congress passed the ______, commonly referred to as the ______, in order to create the first U.S. Civil Service Commission.
a. Government Service Regulation Act; Arthur Act
b. Merit System Act; Comstock Act
c. Civil Service Reform Act; Pendleton Act
d. Government Work Authorization Act; Work Authorization Act
c. Civil Service Reform Act; Pendleton Act
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Why do deep global climate change agreements tend to fail?
a. The poorer countries are always unfairly burdened with enforcement while wealthy countries are free to violate agreements. b. Democracies take too long to make domestic policy changes leading to a break down of the agreement for less democratic nations. c. The demands for individual countries are weak because individual leaders want to remain in office for as long as possible. d. Deep agreements cost too much to carry out at this time but future technological advances will lower costs very soon.
Which of the following best characterizes the game of lion and fox?
a. The end justifies the means b. The ultimate use of force in the struggle for power c. The pursuit of political goals based on a higher moral law d. The purposeful persecution and ultimately destruction of a specific group of people
Presidents Wilson and Carter are primarily associated with which school of foreign policy?
A. realism B. liberalism C. idealism D. neoconservatism E. cooperationism
In the federal court system, which jurisdiction represents where cases generally begin and are initially decided?
a. trial b. appellate c. original d. constitutional