Which of the Following Statements About the Merit System Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the merit system is FALSE?

• A) Every member and official of a government agency has been appointed as part of the merit system.
• B) The merit system establishes competitive exams for jobs.
• C) The merit system gives bureaucrats job protection.
• D) The merit system in federal employment originated in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.
• E) The merit system stipulates that appointees to public office must be qualified for the job to which they are appointed.

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Definitions:

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another plate and sinks into the mantle due to gravitational forces.

Conduction

The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or electrical potential.

Subduction Zone

A region where one tectonic plate moves under another, leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, directly involved in plate tectonics and continental drift.