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What does a 'government system' signify?
What does a 'government system' signify?
- A state body with full-time, compensated bureaucrats working within a distinct hierarchical structure (correct)
- A system with no detailed service benefits
- A political appointee system
- A system based on informal qualifications
In a patronage system, how are senior managers appointed?
In a patronage system, how are senior managers appointed?
- By formal qualifications only
- Based on political or personal networks (correct)
- By detailed service benefits
- Through open competition for jobs
What are the merit principles in a merit system intended to guard and advance?
What are the merit principles in a merit system intended to guard and advance?
- Principles ensuring patronage
- Principles ensuring responsibility (correct)
- Principles ensuring informal qualifications
- Principles ensuring political appointees' dominance
How is the government system expressed in a particular country?
How is the government system expressed in a particular country?
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What determines the employment responsibilities in a patronage system?
What determines the employment responsibilities in a patronage system?
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