Prior to the Environmental Protection Act of 1970, environmental regulation was ineffective due to interstate competition for jobs and industry

A political culture that views government as something by the elites and for the elites is known as

a. moralistic political culture. b. traditionalistic political culture. c. nativistic political culture. d. individualistic political culture.

Using what the text refers to as the "buddy system," an agency can circumvent the usual Office of Personnel Management (OPM) search process by

A. blanketing in a job candidate. B. issuing a merit dispensation. C. asking the president to appoint a specific candidate. D. tailoring a job description to a specific candidate. E. limiting the scope of a search to a specific region.