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371. According to the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, a manager within specified government agencies would be out of compliance for designing an employee appraisal system that:
  1. encouraged employee participation is setting goals and standards
  2. immediately terminated employees who received poor performance ratings on their evaluations
  3. evaluated employees once annually
  4. did any of the above
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372. In the United States Presidential chain of succession, who would follow the President and Vice President?
  1. The Speaker of the House
  2. The President pro tempore of the Senate
  3. The Secretary of State
  4. The Attorney General
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373.

According to the Constitutional principle of checks and balances, what oversight can Congress exercise in respect to the Presidential power of appointment?

  1. Congress may propose Constitutional amendments
  2. The Senate may reject cabinet level nominees
  3. Congress may override Presidential vetoes of legislation
  4. The Senate may reject treaties signed by the President
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374. What is a primary function of the Government Accountability Office or GAO?
  1. Conducting audits and providing oversight on federal spending
  2. Constructing federal budgets and allocating tax dollars to different departments and agencies
  3. Publishing reports on Congressional voting records and lobbyist spending
  4. Assisting the Internal Revenue Service in processing tax returns
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375.

Comparing the tax burden of American citizens with that in other countries, which of the following countries has a lower tax burden when considered as a percentage of the GDP?

  1. Denmark
  2. Mexico
  3. Germany
  4. United Kingdom
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