Which of the following was not a justification of the "spoils system"?

a. Its contribution to a politically accountable administrative system
b. The right of election winners to reward their supporters with jobs
c. The notion that any person could adequately perform the work of government administration
d. The idea that government jobs belong to the wealthy


d

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Which of the following is one of the factor that helped Europeans colonize Africa?

a. Disease was rampant in the interior of Africa b. Missionaries and humanitarians settled in Africa to oppose the slave trade. c. African people were separated into hundreds of separate ethnic and linguistic groups. d. Africans controlled trade networks across the continent

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Creative federalism was a term used to describe the

a. efforts of Reagan to turn programs back to the states. b. social welfare programs of Roosevelt. c. social justice programs of Kennedy. d. Great Society programs of Johnson.

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The reform launched by Mikhail Gorbachev to allow more openness in the political system in the Soviet Union was known as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Discuss the role the Supreme Court has had in the expansion of civil rights for gay people.  Discuss at least two cases regarding this issue and their implications and impact.

What will be an ideal response?

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