Explain why each outgoing president extended the Pendleton Act until, by the time Franklin Roosevelt was elected, 80% of federal workers were included in the merit system.

What will be an ideal response?


Extended civil service to protect their own patronage appointments

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A) arms race. B) arms rivalry. C) security dilemma. D) stockpiling initiative. E) strategic arms competition.

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A. Afghanistan and Austria B. Kygyzstan and Vietnam C. Hungary and Poland D. Albania and France

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To establish concurrent validity, a researcher must include which of the following in a survey that includes a new index of depression?

A. a system for weighting responses B. multiple forms of the same index C. a previously validated measure of depression D. single items and matrix questions

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