A __________ grant is given to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines

In the week prior to the 2012 presidential election, President Obama traveled to the Northeast to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy

Those who supported the president believed he truly cared about the people involved, stating how presidential he was. His detractors believed he was involved in political opportunism. Both sides engaged in what behavior? a. framing b. priming c. cognitive dissonance d. selective perception e. selective retention

How did the Hatch Act reinforce reforms initiated under the Pendleton Act?

a. The spoils system was modified to the party in power in the legislature rather than in the executive branch. b. It established the Secret Service to protect the president from assassins after Garfield was shot. c. It further restricted political influence on the bureaucracy by preventing federal employees from engaging in political activities. d. Federal employees were hired on the basis of party loyalty rather than a merit system after the reforms.