What Is True for a Spoils System? Please Select All

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is true for a spoils system? Please select all that apply.

• A) The victorious party appoints large layers of the administration.
• B) A spoils system is supposed to minimize dissent shirking.
• C) Formal spoils systems are in fact often covered merit systems.
• D) New public management is one possible approach to compensate for the disadvantages of spoils systems.

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