What Does the Hatch Act Do

question 14

Multiple Choice

What does the Hatch Act do?

• A) set the salaries of government employees
• B) limited the number of political appointees in each agency
• C) restricted the partisan activities of federal employees
• D) ended the spoils system and replaced it with the merit system

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Definitions:

Partial Performance

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Counteroffer

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Acceptance

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UCC

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