What Is a Goal Common to Both the Pendleton Act

question 3

Multiple Choice

What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?

• A)reducing the exercise of administrative discretion
• B)reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy
• C)increasing presidential control of the federal bureaucracy
• D)streamlining the policy implementation process

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Definitions:

Tapeworm

A type of parasitic flatworm that lives in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults and often causes illness.

Proglottids

Segments that make up the body of tapeworms, each containing a complete set of reproductive organs, and capable of developing into a new organism.

Scolex

Tapeworm head region; contains hooks and suckers for attachment to host.

Chitin

Strong but flexible nitrogenous polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.