Multiple Choice
State enactment of merit-based civil service systems was motivated by
A) the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881 by an insane attorney seeking a political appointment.
B) the scandals of Ulysses S. Grant's administration and the ensuing backlash against patronage.
C) conditions set by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
D) conditions set by the 1939 amendments to the Social Security Act of 1935.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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