The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR)

question 19

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR)

• A)was created in 1959 and remains a powerful influence in helping states establish their own ACIR organizations.
• B)is now defunct, but many states have established their own ACIRs.
• C)was abolished during the Reagan administration in the 1980s, but was revived by President Clinton in 1996.
• D)was created in 1960 as a temporary organization that was supposed to dissolve in 1991, but it continues to function because the agency obtained an extension to operate until 2015.

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Definitions:

Unstructured Interview

An interviewing technique without a set sequence of questions, allowing for a more flexible and spontaneous conversation to elicit more personal and detailed responses.

Leniency Error

A bias in performance appraisals where the appraiser tends to rate employees more favorably than their performance justifies.

Structured Interview

An interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales.

Casual Conversation

Informal, unstructured dialogue often about everyday topics, where there is no specific purpose other than social interaction.