The religion of the slaves was both visible and invisible, formally organized and spontaneously adapted. Regular Sunday worship in the local church was paralleled by illicit, or at least informal, prayer meetings on weeknights in the slave cabins. Preachers licensed by the church and hired by the master were supplemented by slave preachers licensed only by the spirit. Texts from the Bible, which most slaves could not read, were explicated by verses from the spirituals. Slaves forbidden by masters to attend church or, in some cases, even to pray, risked floggings to attend secret gatherings to worship God.
American civil service system changed since George Washington's presidency as it has developed into more of a merit-based system for selecting officials.
Option C
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The merit-based system of filling government office jobs enhances political loyalty and responsibility.
The method also has its disadvantages.
The most frequent complaint was that the politicians are no longer as sensitive as they once were to elected government officials.
It may, however, be a reasonable balance for the level of performance and knowledge required in the world today.
The merit system would have also pressured all candidates to perform correctly, as provided for in the Pendleton Act, many years ago. This mandatory assessment has since been eliminated and now, about 85% of all federal government positions are filled by evaluating the candidates' qualifications, backgrounds, knowledge and skills.
The event that will cause tension between the competing values of individualism and rule of law is harsher criminal penalties for use of recreational drugs.
<h3>What is individualism & rule of law?</h3>
This means a theory that favors the freedom of action for individuals over collective control while the rule of law places every one below the power of law.
A tension will be cause between the competing values of individualism and rule of law when there is a harsher criminal penalties for use of recreational drugs.
Therefore, the Option D is correct.
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