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Guided Reading Activity
Structure and Functions of the Executive Branch
Lesson 3 The Federal Workforce and Civil Service
Review Questions
Directions: Locate each heading below in your text. Then use the information under the correct heading
and subheading to help you write each answer.
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Origins
A. How did the spoils system develop?
B. What inefficiency and corruption resulted from the spoils system?
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C. How did the death of President Garfield lead to the present federal civil service system?
II. The Civil Service Today
A. What is the role of the Office of Personnel Management in the civil service system?
B. Why did Congress pass the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act?
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Guided Reading Activity cont.
Structure and Functions of the Executive Branch
C. Why is the Hatch Act controversial?
III. Political Appointees in Government
A. What are two ways in which political appointments benefit the president?
B. What restrictions are placed on political appointees?
Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
How does the federal bureaucracy regulate civil servants and political appointees?
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Summary and Reflection