Which of the Following Best Describes the Policies Related to Firing

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the policies related to firing federal civil servants?

• A)The courts can fire civil servants for legal or political reasons.
• B)It is often difficult and time consuming to fire a civil servant.
• C)Federal civil servants cannot be fired because they have life tenure.-Consider This: The civil service system is designed to insulate federal employees from political firings,but does not prevent them from being fired for cause.
• D)The president retains sole authority to hire and fire federal civil servants.

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Definitions:

Non-competition Clause

A provision in a contract that prohibits a party from entering into competition with another party for a certain period of time and within a specific geographical area.

Liquidated Damages

A predetermined amount of money that must be paid as compensation for failure to perform under a contract.

Penalty Unenforceability

The legal concept that a penalty clause within a contract may not be enforceable if it is deemed excessively punitive rather than a genuine pre-estimate of loss.

Liquidated Damages

A predetermined amount of money that must be paid as compensation for failure to perform certain obligations of a contract.