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President Andrew Johnson changed the nature of the federderal bureaucracy by implementing?
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The spoil system
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A system in which rewards loyal supporters of the winning candidate with appointive public offices, post election.
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Spoil system
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The securites and exchange commission is a/an
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Independent regulatory system
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In 1883, congress established the civil service system which...
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Was eventually expanded to cover most federal appointees
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An act estblished that civil servants would be selected on the basis of qualifications
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Pendleton act
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The pendleton act established the priciple of what in federal hiring?
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Merit
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First independent regulatory agency?
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Interstate commerce commission
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Why was the interstate commerce commission etablished?
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To regluate the rates charged by the railroads for shipping freight.
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How did the 16th amendment enable the federal government to expand?
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The income taxes were set by the states not the federal government.
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Who created hundreds of new federal agencies to regulate business practices and various aspects of the economy in an attempt to mitigate the effects of the great depression?
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FDR
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Far-ranging government intervention in the economy best describes the philosphy of?
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Franklin Roosevelt
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An agency created by congress that is concerned with a specific economic activity or interest is called?
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Independent regulatory commission
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A federal executive agency is what type of agency?
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Independent executive agency
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Most cabinet departments are headed by a..
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Secretary
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What shapes policy and directs the bureaucracy?
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Executive orders
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