Which of the Following Is True

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) The production possibilities curve indicates that it will be impossible to expand total output with the passage of time.
• B) As long as resources are scarce, output cannot be increased.
• C) The size of the economic pie is fixed, and therefore, if one individual has more income, others must have less.
• D) Over time, the output of goods and services can be increased through human ingenuity and discovery of better ways of doing things.

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Definitions:

Spoils System

A practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.

Civil Service

Employment in public sector organizations, typically within government, where appointments and promotions are determined by merit and qualifications rather than political affiliation.

Office of Personnel Management

A U.S. federal agency that manages the civil service of the federal government, overseeing hiring and qualifications for government jobs.

Pendleton Act

A federal law enacted in 1883 that established that government jobs should be awarded based on merit rather than political affiliation, significantly reforming the civil service system in the United States.