The __________ Led to the Creation of a Bipartisan Commission

question 81

Multiple Choice

The __________ led to the creation of a bipartisan commission to oversee appointments to the federal bureaucracy.

• A)Pendleton Act
• B)Judiciary Act
• C)Hatch Act
• D)Federal Courts Act

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Definitions:

In Personam Jurisdiction

The power of a court to render a decision affecting the rights of the specific persons before the court.

Service of Process

The procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to enable that person to respond to the proceeding.

Lawsuit

A legal case brought to court by one party against another seeking a resolution to a dispute.

Defendant

The party against whom a lawsuit is filed in a court of law.