Which of the following statements about the civil service is true?

A) The federal government employs more people than state and local governments.
B) The Pendleton Act was designed to make federal service more rewarding to top administrators.
C) Most federal employees work outside Washington, DC.
D) At its highest levels sit career bureaucrats.

After the 1994 elections

A) Democrats continued to get more PAC money than Republicans.
B) Republicans sought to ban PACs.
C) Republicans began to get contributions from labor PACs.
D) Republicans got a larger share of donations from business PACs.

Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

A) wealth,education,and issues
B) advertising,partisan loyalty,and personality
C) partisan loyalty,issues,and the characteristics of candidates
D) advertising,debates,and issues

What is niche journalism?

A) news reporting targeted for a demographic of readers based on content or
Ideological presentation
B) journalism that is uncritical of government officials and the status quo
C) journalism that is highly critical of government officials and the status quo
D) any political reporting that can only be found online

The Kyoto Protocol was a(n)

A) statement issued by the United Nations on the importance of protecting endangered species.
B) peace treaty signed by the United States and Japan at the end of World War II.
C) treaty that created the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) .
D) agreement setting limits on emissions of greenhouse gases from industrial countries.

Which of the following reforms is NOT suggested in the text to help alleviate corporate dominance of the interest group system?

A) Tighten campaign finance laws.
B) Require more disclosure of lobbying activities.
C) Improve media oversight.
D) Mandate federal government oversight of all interest groups.

Marbury v.Madison was decided in

A) 1789.
B) 1803.
C) 1911.
D) 2016.

What did Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz mean when he called war
"politics by other means"?

A) Nations should never use force because it is a violation of political norms.
B) Nations use force to achieve their foreign policy goals and not simply to demonstrate their capacity for violence.
C) Nations can only use force once they have widespread consensus in their domestic politics.
D) War inevitably causes strong political disagreements.

If a defendant is charged with burglary,but admits to a lesser charge of trespassing in
Exchange for the prosecution dismissing the burglary charge and forgoing the criminal trial,
It is an example of

A) a plea bargain.
B) a quid pro quo.
C) a pro bono settlement.
D) an amicus curiae.

A full-page,fully paid spread in the New York Times publicizing a major oil company is
Best described as

A) going public.
B) lobbying.
C) institutional advertising.
D) an issue network.