What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?
a. the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s
b. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881
c. the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876
d. the economic depression of the 1890s
b
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The two dimensions of a frequency polygon are represented by
A) Height and length. B) Length and width. C) The amygdala and the ordinate. D) The ordinate and the abscissa.
Which statement best summarizes the pertinent question of civil rights?
A. Laws cannot make distinctions among people. B. Laws cannot discriminate. C. Laws must treat everyone equally. D. Laws can treat different people differently, but such differences must be reasonable. E. Laws can discriminate as long as they do not make distinctions.
One controversy concerning federal regulation of highway policy was the ________
A. federal mandate of auto insurance B. national speed limit C. speed limit on county roads D. development of intrastate highways
Which of the following is NOT a defining element of the present era of international relations?
a. bipolarity b. information communication technology c. international instability d. nuclear proliferation e. terrorism