Which of the Following Factors Contributed to the Increased Use

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors contributed to the increased use of the merit system in government hiring?

• A) the loss of political power by Americans of Catholic faith and Irish, Italian, and Polish descent and the rise in power of Anglo-Saxon Protestants
• B) public outrage at the poor state of urban working and living conditions, and the desire to create a government that would improve these conditions
• C) the loss of power by Anglo-Saxon Protestants and the rise in power of "new" Americans of Catholic faith and Irish, Italian, and Polish descent
• D) the loss of power by Anglo-Saxon Protestants and the rise in power of African Americans