How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees?
a. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on partisan loyalty rather than merit.
b. It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on merit rather than partisan loyalty.
c. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of merit, but made firing federal employees easier.
d. It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty, but made firing federal employees more difficult.
Question -2-Which clause of the Constitution was held to directly apply against unwarranted state action with respect to property rights in Barron v. Baltimore (1833)?
a. necessary and proper
b. contract
c. private property
d. full faith and credit
Question -3-In recent years, privatization and outsourcing has __________.
a. increased at the federal level
b. decreased at the federal level
c. decreased at the state level
d. received greater public support
Question -4-The U.S. Supreme Court held that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy in which of the following cases?
a. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey(1992)
b. Lawrence v. Texas(2003)
c. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan(1964)
d. Roe v. Wade(1971)
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