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Close to 50 percent of the state's civil servants obtain their positions via patronage or appointment.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

What did George W. Bush highlight when he focused on the poor achievement of many children attending public schools?
 
  a. High school drop-out rates of poor and minority students
  b. Reading levels of eighth- and twelfth-grade students
  c. The achievement gap between rich and poor and white and minority students
  d. Poor teaching styles in public schools



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Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

c



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