The civil service system is designed to select government administrators based upon merit and to protect them from outside political influence

Which Supreme Court case first extended the authority of the judicial branch relative to the other two branches of the federal government?

a. Marbury v. Madison b. Obergefell v. Hodges c. Dred Scott v. Sandford d. Plessy v. Ferguson

Who were the real principals of newspaper publishers?

a. their readers who demanded exacting coverage of government and politics b. their reporters who would provide content in exchange for protection against legal action c. their advertisers who paid the bills through classified ads and other forms of advertisings d. the politicians who recruited and financed them