What Was the Purpose of the Hatch Act

question 62

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?

• A)to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity
• B)to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy
• C)to limit congressional control of the federal bureaucracy
• D)to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty
• E)to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision-making

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Definitions:

Defibrillator

A medical device that delivers a dose of electrical energy to the heart to treat life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias.

Ventricular Fibrillation

A life-threatening heart rhythm that results in rapid, erratic electrical impulses, causing the ventricles to quiver ineffectively.

Palpitations

Unusually rapid, strong, or irregular pulsations of the heart.

Concussion

A traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, leading to temporary loss of normal brain function.