The goal of the Civil Service Act of 1883 was to create a politically neutral civil service where hiring and promotion were to be based upon ability to do the job (competence or merit)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T

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A. somewhat similar B. identical C. very similar D. different E. None of these answers is correct.

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Which of the following is true?

A. The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Democratic economic competence. B. The Great Depression solidified the Republican Party as the dominant and most trusted party in American government and politics. C. Roosevelt's relief programs were generally not available to African Americans, resulting in African Americans' antagonism toward the Democratic Party that lasted for decades. D. The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Republican economic competence. E. Republicans held the presidency from the early 1930s until the late 1960s.

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Federal funds, which account for 39 percent of the TDOT budget, have been attached to allow all of the following except

A) ?enforcing anti-texting laws. B) ?clean air regulations. C) ?a minimum drinking age of 18. D) ?none of these choices is true.

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In 1956, Governor Allan Shivers declared which demonstration an "orderly protest" and sent the Texas Rangers to support the protestors?

A) Congress of Racial Equality sit-in B) white primary protests C) Mansfield school desegregation incident D) Herman Sweatt incident

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