“Subject to the Provisions of Subsection (B), an Employee May

question 14

Multiple Choice

“Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) , an employee may take an active part in political management or in political campaigns, except an employee may not—
(1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election;
(2) knowingly solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from any person…
(3) run for the nomination or as a candidate for election to a partisan political office; or
(4) knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political activity of any person who—
(A) has an application for any compensation, grant, contract, ruling, license, permit, or certificate pending before the employing office of such employee; or
(B) is the subject of or a participant in an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action being carried out by the employing office of such employee..”
--Hatch Act, amended 1993
-What are federal employees prohibited from doing under the Hatch Act as amended?

• A)adjudicating legal disputes
• B)exercising administrative discretion
• C)running for partisan office
• D)running voter registration drives -Consider This: The Hatch Act was designed to prevent civil service employees from engaging in activities that would demonstrate a choice of sides in elections; it does not prevent non-aligned involvement in elections generally.

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Definitions:

Natural B Data

An observational data type in personality psychology involving the collection of data from natural, real-world settings, as opposed to controlled laboratory conditions or self-reported questionnaires.

S Data

Self-reported data gathered from an individual's assessment of their own behaviors, thoughts, and feelings, typically through questionnaires or interviews.

I Data

This term does not correspond to a widely recognized concept or definition in academic or professional contexts; possibly invalid or too vague.