Which of the Following Is True of the Pendleton Civil

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

• A) It covered all federal jobs.
• B) It applied to incumbents as well as to new applicants.
• C) It permitted future presidents to increase the number of jobs covered by the act.
• D) It was signed by President James Garfield.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memories

Memory system that holds small amounts of information for brief periods, allowing for immediate recall and processing.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting up to a couple of seconds.

Effortful Memory

A type of memory that requires conscious effort and attention to encode and recall information, opposed to automatic memory processes.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory responsible for knowing how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of how to do things.