The assassination of which president by an unsuccessful seeker of a patronage position spurred passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883?
A. President James Garfield
B. President Rutherford B. Hayes
C. President Ulysses S. Grant
D. President Chester Arthur
E. President Andrew Johnson
Answer: A
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a. appointing people to state boards and commissions and conducting performance reviews b. passing sunset legislation and enacting revolving-door restrictions c. protecting whistle-blowers and holding press conferences d. establishing budgets and delegating interpretation and implementation authority
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A) Dred Scott v. Sandford B) Gideon v. Wainwright C) Smith v. Allwright D) United States v. Ryan E) United States v. Stanley
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A) strong mayor and a weak city manager. B) weak city manager and a strong council. C) weak city council and a strong city manager. D) weak mayor.
Which of the following best describes a tariff?
A) a tax rate on an individual's income B) a tax imposed on wages C) a tax on the cost of goods sold D) a tax applied to personal property E) a tax levied on imports