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GoPo Laws
Review of Laws in GoPo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A law passed in 1966 giving citizens the right to inspect all government records except those containing military, intelligence, or trade secrets or information revealing private personnel actions | Freedom of Information Act |
| Mandates equal pay for male and female workers doing the same job | Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
| 1939 law that prohibits civil servants from active participation in partisan politics; amended in 1993 | Hatch Act |
| 1883 law which began the process of transferring federal jobs form patronage to the merit system | Pendleton Act |
| An 1989 law creating an Office of Special Counsel to investigate complaints from bureaucrats claiming they were punished after reporting to Congress about waste, fraud, or abuse in their agencies | Whistleblower Protection Act |
| Allows the federal government to register voters where there were restrictions before November 1, 1964 | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| A law passed in 1969 requiring agencies to issue an environmental impact statement before undertaking any major action affecting the environment | National Environmental Policy Act |
| Prohibits discrimination in employment because of a disability | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| Requires states to redistrict in such a way that majority minority representation will be ensured | Voting Rights Act of 1982 |