Probate courts, which handle wills and estates, are found at which level?

An instructor is preparing a teaching plan about policy and politics. Which of the following would be most important for the instructor to keep in mind?

A) Are terms that can be used interchangeably since they mean essentially the same thing B) Differ in that politics is the process of making decisions and governing while policy is reflective of the ideology and belief systems of how the world should work C) Differ in that politics is manipulative and destructive and policy is proactive and forward thinking D) Are very similar although politics refers to a governmental or legislative action and policy is limited to the private sector

What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act (1883)?

a. the growth of the Republican Party in the 1880s b. the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s c. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 d. the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876