The Hatch Act—passed in 1939 as a result of concern about the growth and power of the federal bureaucracy—mandated that:

a. individuals must be hired for bureaucratic position based on their knowledge, skills, and abilities. 
b. individuals hired for bureaucratic positions could not belong to the party of the president. 
c. individuals hired for bureaucratic positions could not use their jobs to influence campaigns or elections. 
d. individuals hired for bureaucratic positions could not belong to labor unions. 
 

c. individuals hired for bureaucratic positions could not use their jobs to influence campaigns or elections. 

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A. Realism B. Liberalism C. Postmodernism D. Economic Structuralism E. The English School

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Once a candidate decides to run for president, he or she enters what has been called the __________ in which no votes are cast, but candidates are jockeying for position so they can be ready to do well in the initial primaries and caucuses

A) shadow election B) invisible primary C) midterm election D) open primary E) strategic primary

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