The assassination of President Garfield was an impetus for the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act (the Pendleton Act)

What differentiates interval from ratio scales of measurement?

a. Interval scales use rank order; ratio scales do not b. In a ratio scale equal distance on the dimension represent equal distance on the dimension being measured; this is not true for interval c. Scores of zero are not possible on interval scales d. Ratio scales include an absolute zero point – indicating the absence of what is being measured

The majority of bills reach the governor's desk __________.

A. with relatively weak support from both the house and senate B. during the end of the legislative session C. right at the mid-point of the legislative session D. without the signatures of the presiding officers of the legislature