The founders of the American republic believed that most of the power that would be exercised by a national government should be in the hands of which of the following?

A. The chief executive
B. The judiciary
C. The electoral college
D. The legislature
E. The bureaucracy


Answer: D

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The civil service replaced the ______ as a method of choosing government workers.

a. merit system b. hereditary inheritance c. optional service d. spoils system e. presidential appointment system

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The power of a bureaucracy depends on its number of employees

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The scale of measurement that produces ranks is a(n)

A) nominal scale. B) ordinal scale. C) interval scale. D) ratio scale.

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