What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?
a. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity
b. to limit congressional control of the federal bureaucracy
c. to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty
d. to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making
a
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For a new party to have its nominees listed on a general election ballot, it must
a. file a list of supporters with the Secretary of State. b. hold a nominating convention. c. exclude anyone who participated in official activities of another party. d. recruit supporters equal to 1 percent of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election. e. All of the above are true.
In The Federalist No. 10, Madison argued that the system of checks and balances in the new constitution was designed to prevent __________.
A. monarchies B. factions C. representative government D. Democracy