​The Spoils System Was the Practice of

question 25

Multiple Choice

​The spoils system was the practice of

• A) removing all government employees from the previous administration to provide jobs for supporters of the new administration.
• B) seeking bribes from all government employees from the previous administration who wanted to keep their jobs.
• C) keeping all government employees from the previous administration who wanted to stay, but paying supporters of the new administration more money.​
• D) administering merit tests to employees who wished to join government service.

Analyze the role of classical conditioning in survival and adaptive behaviors.

Understand the challenges and complexities the Supreme Court faces in defining obscenity.

Recognize key figures and their roles in shaping civil liberties in the United States.

Explain the significance and implications of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Definitions:

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive structures that dictate the understanding of gender roles and expectations, influencing how individuals process gender-related information.

Rigid

Lacking flexibility; strict and inflexible in attitudes, opinions, or in physical movement.

Power Assertion

A disciplinary technique that involves the use of authority, threats, or physical force to enforce child compliance.