The merit system is when a person is hired or works for a civil service organization and they are hired based on the organization's needs rather than their political needs. The merit system affects the was civil service positions are advertised. With the merit system in place, applicants would be asked a series of questions based on knowledge, skills, and abilities and the applicant with better knowledge, skills, and abilities would be hired for those reasons started rather than being hired for which political party the applicant supports. This is an important system that ensures fairness in the hiring process within the civil service field. True or false?

When something is moving, it is in motion. pressing the gas pedal in a car will put the car in motion. two important properties of motion are speed and direction. speed is how fast an object is moving. tony and tanya both run for the same amount of time, in the same direction. tanya runs much further than tony in that time. how does tony's speed compare to tanya's speed? a) their speed is equal. b) tony is slower than tanya. c) tony is faster than tanya. d) without a stopwatch, you can't say for certain.

From the examples below, choose the best examples of industries in african countries and their influence on economic development. select all that accurately represent african economies and factors of production. because agriculture remains central to the success of the mali's economy, any change to climate (such as drought) or price of crops significantly affect the country as whole. the thriving manufacturing industry in chad's northern region sustains the country's economy as a whole. egypt's manufacturing and export of cotton is the primary focus of the economy in the country. morocco serves as a representative of service industries in africa with a growing tourism market.

Carbon tetrachloride is a toxic liquid. a carbon tetrachloride molecule has one atom of carbon and four atoms of chlorine. what is its chemical formula?