Author Question: Which of these is an example of politicization? a. A Democratic president chooses an Attorney ... (Read 14 times)

Hungry! · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of these is an example of politicization?

a. A Democratic president chooses an Attorney General with a history of liberal activities.
b. A Republican president appoints his college roommate as head of the Department of the Interior.
c. A Republican president fills his Cabinet with a mixture of moderate and hardline conservatives.
d. A Democratic president appoints a Supreme Court Justice who has served for two decades on a federal appellate court.

Question 2

Which of these would be most likely to result in a high status for civil service workers among a nation's population?

a. A higher education system that grooms top students for entering public service
b. A high level of job security for bureaucrats to offset pay rates below the private sector
c. Rules against regulators moving into a public-service job from a similar private sector position
d. A patronage system that allows political parties to reward supporters with temporary government jobs