The Civil Service Commission and the merit-based system were established in which legislation?
a. The Pendleton Act
b. The New Deal
c. The Economic Opportunity Act
d. The Great Society
a. The Pendleton Act
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Internal sources of bureaucratic power include
a. clientele groups. b. information and expertise. c. vague legislative enactments. d. power-hungry administrators.
What happens to polling data when members of Congress begin urgently debating a potential change in policy direction?
a. Polling data are likely to indicate that a majority of the electorate is keenly interested in the congressional debate. b. Polling data are likely to indicate that at least part of the public is interested in the congressional debate. c. Polling data are likely to remain unchanged. d. Polling data are likely to overestimate the extent of the public's interest in the debate. e. Polling data are not likely to be very accurate until the outcome of the debate is known.
Which person is least likely to join an interest group?
a. a high school dropout b. a high school graduate c. a college dropout d. a college graduate e. a graduate student
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Which repertoires of political action a group chooses and which are more likely to be successful depend very much on context. 2. Consensual democracies with multiple-party systems are more likely to produce major candidates or parties that champion a social movement’s demands. 3. Constructing an identity was a key element in “new social movements” that began in the 1990s following the fall of communism. 4. Social media eliminates the need for organizations and leaders.