The Pendleton Act required people applying for many federal government jobs to
a. take a competitive examination.
b. present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator.
c. agree to make financial contributions to their political party.
d. submit a resume listing their experience and providing references.
e. agree not to take a job in a related private business for two years after leaving government service.
a
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Examine and evaluate the Good Neighbor policy in theory and in action.
What will be an ideal response?
The concept or system of __________ included no wages and emerged during Reconstruction as a compromise land and labor arrangement between southern whites and blacks
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One important executive power that Zachary Taylor promised Whigs he would give up except for times of emergencies was the __________
A) presidential veto B) power to appoint Supreme Court judges C) enactment of foreign treaties D) proposal of an annual budget
In the 1960s, civil rights protests increased in intensity, beginning with a sit-in started by four black college freshmen who demanded:
A) the right to attend universities. B) to be served a cup of coffee. C) the right to vote. D) transport into white-dominated towns. E) the right to government jobs.