Which law was responsible for the creation of the merit-based civil service system in the United States?

A. the Hatch Act
B. the Pendleton Act
C. the Administrative Procedures Act
D. the Freedom of Information Act

Answer: B

Political Science

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The writers who, as a group, published a series of articles in the New York Journal opposing the ratification of the Constitution were concerned primarily which of the following?

a. that no provisions had been made for impeachment of the president b. that the powers of the president would be too few for him to be effective c. that the legislature would be too powerful and would prevent the president from acting d. that the executive would be given too much power and be like a king

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Pressure to make a profit and the need to attract an audience can lead to _________ in the media

a. ideological bias b. racial bias c. traditional institutional bias d. commercial bias

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