A system where employees are hired using merit is
a. the bureaucracy.
b. the civil service.
c. unionization.
d. patronage.
Q. 2Japan can be described as
a. a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch exercises only a symbolic role.
b. a unitary state in which provinces and municipalities are subordinate to the national government.
c. a parliamentary democracy in which the people exercise their sovereignty through elected officials in the national legislature.
d. a parliamentary democracy in which the prime minister and cabinet, answerable to the legislature, serve as the country's executive.
e. all of the above.
Q. 3The agency responsible for collecting sales tax revenue is the
a. Board of Equalization.
b. state treasurer.
c. state controller.
d. Franchise Tax Board.
Q. 4How many times has the Japanese constitution been amended since its enactment in 1947?
a. Never
b. Once
c. Twice
d. Three times
e. Nine times
Q. 5The chief fiscal officer of the state is the
a. treasurer.
b. auditor.
c. controller.
d. governor.
Q. 6Article 9, known as the peace clause, of Japan's Constitution
a. prevents the country's Self-Defense Forces from acting abroad.
b. specifies that Japan's military spending must be overseen by the United Nations.
c. defines Japan as a pacifist nation.
d. establishes the country's Self-Defense Forces.
e. limits how much the country can spend on its military.
Q. 7The only elected executive who is officially nonpartisan is the
a. superintendent of public instruction.
b. controller.
c. secretary of state.
d. insurance commissioner.
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