Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?
A) Appointments were made on the basis of merit.
B) Appointments were made on the basis of seniority.
C) Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
D) The Civil Service Act of 1883 created the first federal bureaucracy.
E) The president or his staff appointed all civil servants.
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Q5: Which of the following executive agencies was
Q6: Public bureaucracies are powerful because
A) they are
Q7: What is a government corporation?
A) Each department
Q8: What is an independent agency?
A) an executive
Q9: The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted
Q11: _ declared that "the era of big
Q12: _ is when bureaucrats attempt to translate
Q13: Bureaucracy literally means _.
A) rule by offices
Q14: Civil servants were given legal protection against
Q15: What is the origin of most federal
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