Federal Employees Can Be Fired for Poor Work Quality, or

question 35

Multiple Choice

Federal employees can be fired for poor work quality, or

• A) incompetence.
• B) recalcitrance.
• C) misfeasance.
• D) malfeasance.
• E) nonfeasance.

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Definitions:

Deviant

Behavior that violates the norms or expectations of a group or society.

Anomie Theory

The theory that deviant behavior arises when people striving to achieve culturally valued goals find they do not have access to the legitimate means of attaining these goals.

Education

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university, or the knowledge and skills acquired through this process.

Deviant Behavior

Behavior that violates the norms that apply in a given situation.