Which of the following changes in public personnel management was not affected by the Bush administration’s actions during Bush’s first term as president?
a. Collective bargaining
b. Performance appraisal
c. Attempted restructuring of the basic pay system
d. Senior Executive Service staffing
ANS: D
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A. a confederation. B. a social contract. C. a syndicate. D. a constitution. E. a natural law.
Which of the following contributes to the symbolic role of the president?
A. The office of the president is inherently partisan. B. Presidents are elected by the entire country. C. Americans have unreasonably high expectations regarding the presidency. D. Public opinion about presidents rarely, if ever, fluctuates.
Which of the following is NOT protected by the First Amendment?
A. freedom of religion B. freedom of speech C. freedom of bearing arms D. freedom of assembly E. freedom of press
If we use prisoner's dilemma to model an arms race between competing powers, which of the following best represents a player's choices, from most-preferred to least-preferred?
a. Unilateral disarmament, unilateral armament, mutual restraint, mutual armament b. Unilateral armament, unilateral disarmament, mutual restraint, mutual armament c. Mutual restraint, unilateral disarmament, unilateral armament, mutual armament d. Unilateral armament, mutual restraint, mutual armament, unilateral disarmament