Since the 1930s, pressure from the federal government on states to adopt merit employment and pay attention to other employment practices has come from __________
a. conditions attached to federal grants and federal laws prohibiting hiring discrimination
b. returning governmental authority to states and rulings by the Supreme Court
c. increased appointment powers of the president
d. sunset laws and anti-revolving-door legislation passed by the U.S. Congress
Answer: a
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a. Brazil b. China c. India d. Russia
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the United States,
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