How did the Pendleton Act (1883) reform the system of hiring and firing of most federal employees?
a. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit.
b. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty.
c. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of merit, but made firing federal employees easier.
d. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty, but made firing federal employees more difficult.
b
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The clauses in the Constitution which guarantee freedom of religion include
a. the "necessary and proper" and "free exercise" clauses. b. the "necessary and proper" and "no establishment" clauses. c. the "free exercise" and "equal protection" clauses. d. the "free exercise" and "no establishment" clauses.
The ruling class’ ability to spread a set of ideas justifying and perpetuating its political dominance is known as
a. ideological hegemony b. patriarchy c. dictatorship d. elite theory