THE CIVIL SERVICE
______ is the process that determines the expertise, level of difficulty, and level of responsibility
necessary for a particular job. -
Position classification
According to a 2010 Washington Post poll, Americans had a relatively _______ opinion of
government workers and when they were polled based on whether they had had contact with
government employees the response was__________. -
negative; more positive.
______ can occur when government agencies try to seek higher classifications for existing
positions. -
Grade creep
All of the following people are given preference for government employment EXCEPT -
teachers.
All of these methods have been used to reduce the workforce EXCEPT -
transfers.
Three Supreme Court decisions have tested the constitutionality of requiring party membership
for government jobs, which is otherwise known as -
patronage.
Both AIDS testing and urine testing of government employees are associated with -
the right to privacy.
______ prohibits federal workers from being involved in political campaigns. -
The Hatch Act
Both unionization and collective bargaining have ______ in the past few decades. -
increased
The "rule of three" is generally the first step in -
promoting someone working within government civil service.
Over the past forty years_________ has remained relatively flat though other levels of
government employment have seen proportional growth. -
federal government employees
______ are the clerical levels in the federal civil service system. -
GS 1-8
Over half of state and local employees work in -
libraries and education.
