Bureaucracy +

What type of administrative system was used prior to the establishment of meritocracy in the federal bureaucracy?

• The spoils system

• Nepotism

• The Pendelton system

• None of the above

Which branch of government are all of the following part of:

-The Cabinet

-The Vice President

-The White House staff

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• State

Which of the following is true of the federal bureaucracy?

• Top administrators are required to take civil service exams

• Lower Level administrators are political appointees

• Top administrators are political appointees

Which of the following best describes the way members of the civil service are chosen?

• competitive selection emphasizing job skills

• appointment by the president

• nomination by local politcal leaders

Assassinated because he refused to give a supporter a government job.

• Grover Cleveland

• Benjamin Harrison

• James Garfield

• Chester Arthur

Which of these is a progressive tax?

• airport tax

• income tax

• property tax

• sales tax

Which courts hear the majority of cases in the United States?

• state

• appellate

• federal

• bankruptcy

What kind of cases make up the major part of the Supreme Court's load?

• jury trials

• disputes between states

• trials without juries

• appeals

How many justices does the Supreme Court have today?

• six

• seven

• eight

• nine

Which term refers to previous court rulings?

• precedent

• senatorial courtesy

• judicial review

• jurisdiction