FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST (FSOT): Grammar and Writing questions with correct answers

Wyoming 1869 CORRECT ANSWER the first state to give women the vote Transcontinental Railroad CORRECT ANSWER Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, it linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing transportation in the west spoils system/patronage CORRECT ANSWER practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs Hawaii CORRECT ANSWER 50th state, admitted in 1959 Pendleton Act of 1883 CORRECT ANSWER Created the *Civil Service Commission* to ensure that hiring of federal employees was based on examinations and merit rather than political patronage. Signed by Arthur *Historical Significance:* Significantly reduced federal patronage from powerful office-seekers thus forcing politicians to look increasingly to corporations for campaign funds. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977) CORRECT ANSWER a law that makes it a crime for U.S. corporations to bribe an official of a foreign government or political party to obtain or retain business. Signed by Carter