The Civil Service Reform Act made it possible for some departments and agencies to offer merit promotions. What is the difference between a merit promotion and patronage in which jobs are given to candidates by influential elected officials? A. Patronage bypasses the civil service system while the merit system must follow guidelines and approval from the OPM.

B. Patronage and merit promotion are both illegal practices under the provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act

C. There is little difference between patronage and merit promotion since the results are nearly identical.

D. Merit promotion is intended to reward the most capable employees in a department by promoting them within that department.

Plz i have no idea what a cover letter is can u guys explain it to me write a letter to the address below. you are responding to an advertisement from the willamette company for a job opening as an office assistant. you did some research and learned that the person to whom the application should be sent is ms. katrina n. d. waives. you are going to enclose a résumé and three letters of reference. your résumé will have details about your qualifications, so you should just give a brief but inviting overview of them here. in addition, your letter will include a very important paragraph that is not normally a part of a business letter. you will tell what format you are using for your letter where you got the information on this format. address of the willamette company: 355 buck hill road, portland, oregon 48792.

Catherine de bourgh has one child, anne, who is 18 years old at the end of the year. anne lived at home for seven months during the year before leaving home to attend state university for the rest of the year. during the year, anne earned $6,000 while working part time. catherine provided 80 percent of anne's support and anne provided the rest. which of the following statements regarding whether anne is catherine's qualifying child for the current year is correct? a.anne is a qualifying child of catherine.b.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the gross income test.c.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the residence test.d.anne is not a qualifying child of catherine because she fails the support test.

12.     to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill. student a   incorrect which is correct answer?