The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was enacted to replace political patronage with a new _____________ based on open, competitive examinations for the federal government's selection, retention, and promotion practices.
a. merit system
b. spoils system
c. privatized system
d. educational system
a. merit system
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The principle of falsifiability relates to __________________.
a. whether the theory is true or false b. whether the assumptions are true or false c. whether the assumptions are useful to generate a good theory d. whether conditions exist, in principle, under which we could conclude that the theory was false
What is the reason for this statement: "In differential research, we are actually studying relationships between variables?"
A) Correlation coefficients are calculated. B) The strength of the relationship between dependent variables is measured. C) Differential research involves only measuring variables and not manipulating them. D) Contingent relationships are carefully measured.
Which of the following best describes the nature of an amicus curiae brief?
a. a written argument submitted to a court in support of one side of a case b. a petition to remove a judge from a court case c. a petition submitted to Congress in support of or opposition to a judicial nominee d. an internal memo circulated among interest group leaders, briefing them on the details of a court case
What are policy impacts?
a. issues that attract serious attention of public officials b. government institutions that are charged with taking action on political issues c. the effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems d. systems of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences