Which of the Following Is a Benefit of Civil Service

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a benefit of civil service employment requirements?

• A) It creates clear conditions under which we can reduce the size of the federal government by removing entrenched employees.
• B) It makes it easy to remove poor performers from their jobs.
• C) It means that the best and brightest in their fields are more likely to work for the government instead of the private sector.
• D) It makes it difficult for elected officials to hire and fire employees for political purposes.
• E) Civil service employees make more money than if they worked in the private sector.

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Definitions:

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Generalization

in psychology refers to the process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is extended or applied to other, similar stimuli.

Nonabused Children

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