Under the spoils system, which of the following would be most likely to get a post office job?
a. someone with experience operating a small business
b. a major contributor to the president's campaign
c. a prominent supporter of the president's opponent
d. Dwayne Johnson
e. someone with previous experience as a postal employee
Answer: b. a major contributor to the president's campaign
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following BEST describes elections in China?
a. The Chinese Communist Party does not allow any free, contested elections in the country. b. Most elections are indirect but direct elections are widely used in rural villages and there have even been experiments involving the direct election of lower-level communist party members. c. Although candidates from the Chinese Communist Party always win indirect elections, independent candidates (who must be approved by the communist party) have on rare occasions been able to win direct elections. d. Most subnational positions are directly elected by the citizens. e. Elections are held only at the subnational level.
In the U.S. Supreme Court case of Guinn v. United States (1915), the court ruled that
A) poll taxes were illegal.
B) literacy tests were constitutional.
C) the grandfather clause violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
D) the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
The drawing of legislative district boundaries in order to give one side an advantage is known as which of the following?
A. The coattail effect B. The incumbency advantage C. Redistricting D. Reapportionment E. Gerrymandering