A federal employee who was appointed by the president with the explicit task of carrying out the president's political and partisan agenda would be known as which of the following?
A. A political appointee
B. A merit system appointee
C. A Pendleton Act employee
D. A civil service employee
E. A career civil servant
Answer: A
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What is a consequence of presidents employing centralization, politicization, and bureaucratic restructuring?
A)They unintentionally create a system in which accountability is diffuse and often the president is the last to know what is going on. B)They eliminate any possibility of corruption and increase the ability of the bureaucracy to implement policy. C)They eliminate the patronage system and ensure that all members of the federal bureaucracy are highly qualified. D)They reduce the number of political battles that occur in the federal bureaucracy while limiting presidential control.
If there are six seats up for election and a voter is allowed to cast up to six votes, this is an example of
A. cumulative voting. B. at-large voting. C. preferential voting. D. instant runoff voting.