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CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

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The most important feature of the civil service system is:
  1. Merit-based, nonpolitical employment and promotion.
  2. The fitting of job openings to agencies’ needs.
  3. The development of elaborate job classifications.
  4. The separation of political and nonpolitical positions.
  5. The code of behaviors instituted for government employees.
Explanation
Answer: A - The primary purpose and the most lasting legacy of the civil service reforms are to hire and promote people based on ability, not on who you know. For most bureaucratic jobs in the US this task is done through a civil service exam. A civil service exam is a blindly-graded test to determine ones qualifications. Only those who perform well on the exam are granted interviews for the position.
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