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A) are not organized to make a profit, whereas private corporations are.
B) have a single set of leaders, whereas private corporations do not.
C) are much larger than private corporations.
D) are not intended to serve the citizenry as private corporations are.
E) present an opportunity for career advancement, whereas private corporations do not.
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A) encourage federal employees to run for state but not federal government.
B) prohibit federal employees from switching political parties.
C) prohibit federal employees from active involvement in political campaigns.
D) increase federal employee participation in running voter registration drives.
E) establish a patronage system during the Great Depression.
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A) when the economy is strong.
B) when the economy is weak.
C) at the local level.
D) at the federal level.
E) Both A and D.
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A) the selection, retention, and promotion of government employees on the basis of examinations.
B) a system of checks on Congress intended to prevent discrimination.
C) a process of selecting policies based on their value.
D) a system that was used for hiring bureaucrats under Andrew Jackson.
E) using work experience in lieu of educational qualifications when applying for federal positions.
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A) economic interests, citizen activists, and government interest groups.
B) lobbyists, interest groups, and court cases used to promote government action to help the interest of these groups.
C) interest groups, legislators, and members of the bureaucracy working to promote and protect their mutual interests.
D) political parties, interest groups, and voters who want their candidates to win.
E) citizens who have contacted members of Congress, presidential advisors, and members of the federal bureaucracy.
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A) extended federal civil service protections to the states.
B) reorganized the federal government and exempted a substantial number of government employees from civil service protections.
C) increased the number of government employees selected by the spoils system.
D) established the principle of employment on the basis of open competitive examinations.
E) established a merit system during the Civil War.
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A) all federal agencies run by committees conduct their business regularly in public session.
B) all federal agencies terminate after five years unless Congress grants the agency an extension.
C) all federal agencies hold at least half of their public meeting outside of Washington, DC.
D) at least 40 percent of upper-level positions within an agency be filled by females or ethnic minorities.
E) all federal agency meetings on personnel problems or court proceedings be held in public session.
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A) the Executive Office of the President and the judiciary.
B) the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation.
C) the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Food and Drug Administration.
D) the Department of Energy and the Federal Reserve System.
E) the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Defense.
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