What Is the Purpose of the Hatch Act as Amended

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended?

• A)to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty
• B)to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy during the transition from one president to the next
• C)to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making
• D)to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty

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