Under the U.S. Constitution, ______ appoints all federal judges.

For which of the following reasons is the Safavid Empire considered important?

A. The Safavid Empire prevented the Persians from adopting Islam. B. The Safavid rulers gave Sunni religious authorities a role in governing their empire. C. The Safavids consolidated the Persian identity and Arab identity as one and the same. D. The Safavid Empire did not allow Persian art and culture to develop. E. The Safavids shaped and centralized Shi'i Islam as a state religion.

Patronage has been restricted over the years by the ________

A. election of most state officials B. Missouri Plan for state administrators C. extension of women's suffrage D. institution of the merit system