Author Question: Rewarding campaign and other supporters with government jobs began in earnest with the presidency of ... (Read 36 times)

wrbasek0 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Rewarding campaign and other supporters with government jobs began in earnest with the presidency of Andrew Jackson, spreading to state and local governments shortly thereafter. It is generally referred to as

a. the merit principle.
b. veterans' preferences.
c. the spoils system.
d. patronage.

Question 2

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

a. 2020
b. 2030
c. 2040
d. 2050
e. 2060