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

A) The first limits on the merit system came from the Pendleton Act.
B) The Office of Personnel Management plays a large role in securing civil service employees.
C) Reform of the civil service first began under President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
D) Since 1993, civil service employees are not allowed to participate in voter registration drives.
E) Today, civil service employees may not make donations to political campaigns.

Approximately what percentage of the American public is African American?

A) 6
B) 13
C) 18
D) 24

The foreign-born population in the United States reached an all-time low of 5 percent in 1970
Because the

A) Constitution was amended to eliminate naturalization and provide citizenship only to people born within the United States.
B) federal government chose to deport nearly all foreign-born residents after World War II.
C) struggling American economy made the United States an unattractive destination for most immigrants.
D) National Origins Quota System placed strong restrictions on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States.