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mwit1967

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Among the problems with the patronage system was that it undercut the need for greater expertise among public employees.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

A correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart makes a joke about the United States getting into wars with countries that most Americans can't locate on a map.
 
  Identify at least one plausible political value or opinion that the correspondent, in this instance, is transmitting.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain the correspondent's political value or opinion opposing war and/or opposing uninformed decision making about war.
2, Discuss how specific words or phrases from the passage reveal this political value or opinion.





 

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