Compare the spoils system to the federal civil service system in terms of how each has influenced the performance of the federal bureaucracy
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the spoils system involved hiring and firing government employees on the basis of loyalty to the party in power.
2, Discuss the implications of the spoils system for the performance of the federal bureaucracy: most bureaucrats lacked expertise, and there was high turnover of personnel in the bureaucracy, further hindering the ability of the bureaucracy to tackle complex problems.
3, Explain that the civil service replaced partisanship with merit as the basis on which federal bureaucrats were to be hired or dismissed.
4, Discuss the positive implications of the civil service system for the performance of the federal bureaucracy, such as the creation of a more professional, skilled workforce.
5, Discuss the negative implications of the civil service system for the performance of the federal bureaucracy, including the fact that the system made it more difficult to fire bureaucrats who were not performing satisfactorily, leading to inefficiency in the bureaucracy.
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voter turnout. What will be an ideal response?
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A. Reforms in the 1990s gave back more autonomy to local school districts. B. Reforms in the 1990s cut education spending compared to those in the 1980s. C. Reforms in the 1990s further centralized school administration at the state level. D. Reforms in the 1990s began providing higher levels of funding for education than those in the 1980s. E. Reforms in the 1980s emphasized more bilingual education than was offered in the 1990s.