Selection of bureaucrats on the basis of politics rather than merit was the goal of the civil service reform movement

Advocates of the responsible party model believe parties should craft a platform, candidates should run on that platform, and the majority party should __________

a. implement it b. refine it according to officeholders' preferences c. set it aside and craft a new platform that it will attempt to enact d. do whatever is necessary to stay in the majority

The procedure in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in order to receive punishment less than the maximum for an offense is known by which of the following terms?

a) plea bargaining b) judicial review c) judicial activism d) settling out of court e) remand