Whereas the merit system begun by the Pendleton Act initially only affected 10 percent of federal executive branch employees, it now covers _____ percent.

_____________ law is Islamic law used to govern Muslim communities

A) Koran B) Shari'a C) Madrasah D) Muhammad

Opponents of the death penalty have argued that it violates which amendment to the Constitution?

a. Third b. Eighth c. Tenth d. Fifteenth