Since 1993, the president has traditionally been the strongest actor in Russian politics, but this was not the case from 2008 to 2012 when President __________ appointed __________ as prime minister and power shifted to that office

As a result of the civil service reform movement that arose in the post-Civil War era, the __________ Act was passed to create a merit-based system for hiring federal employees

A) ?Pendleton Civil Service Reform B) ?Civil Rights C) ?Hatch D) ??Voting Rights E) ??Equal Pay

The Supreme Court declared that the use of the legislative veto by Congress was ______.

A. constitutional B. excessive meddling by Congress into the affairs of other branches of the government C. inconsistent with achieving substantive legitimation D. too vague to be constitutional