The development of the federal bureaucracy in the early nineteenth century was marked by the spoils system, in which appointments to the bureaucracy were based on
a. the needs of Congress.
b. partisan loyalty.
c. passing a series of exams.
d. age and racial background.
b. partisan loyalty.
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The type of authoritarian regime with the worst democracy
record as measured by Polity IV data is: a. military. b. communist. c. monarchy. d. personalist.
The individual who was responsible for glasnost was
A. Mikhail Gorbachev. B. Boris Yeltsin. C. Andrei Sakarov. D. Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Analyze the relationship between elected officials, their constituents, and political parties
A) Political parties maintain strict control over elected officials due to direct campaign contributions. B) Elected officials hold themselves more accountable to PACs and constituents than to political parties. C) Officials generally keep promises made to party leaders, ensuring their "frontrunner" status in upcoming primaries. D) PACs and constituents hold little sway over official policy compared to party leaders.
Quick and often humorous comments made by candidates for the media are know as
a. sound bites. b. free media. c. sound checks. d. positive ads. e. contrast ads.