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The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials of that branch, from engaging in some forms of political activity. Widespread allegations that local Democratic Party politicians used employees of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the congressional elections of 1938 provided the immediate impetus for the passage of the Hatch Act.
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What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?
Increase presidential control over the executive branch of government.
The Hatch Act passed in 1940?
The Hatch Act of 1939 was also known as â??The Act To Prevent Pernicious Political Activitiesâ?? and was passed to prevent people in the executive branch of government, outside the President, Vice-President and other designated high ranking officials from engaging in partisan political activities.
What problem did the Works Progress Administration address?
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What new problem did farmers face in the late 1800?
the armstead act
What problem did some northerners have with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It violated the Missouri Compromise.
