Efforts to influence Congress and the White House by encouraging letter-writing, calls, and visits by individual constituents and campaign contributors is known as

Prior to welfare reform in 1996, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, formerly known as the Aid to Families with Dependent Children, was a(n) ________

A. state entitlement program B. federal entitlement program C. nutrition assistance program D. income tax credit program

A person appointed to a government position after passing an examination is probably joining the

A) excepted service. B) competitive service. C) patronage system. D) cabinet. E) district court system.