Question

Which employees may be at risk of losing their jobs when the political party in power changes?

Check all that apply.
Regional Planners
Postal Service employees
elected Governance officials
appointed Governance officials
Internal Revenue Service workers

Answer 1

elected Governance officials

appointed Governance officials

Answer 2

1. elected Governance officials

1. appointed Governance officials

Step-by-step explanation:

When a political force wins the elections, the leaders tend to appoint people from their own political party to do certain jobs in the public sphere. This is done to guaratee that their policies and their power will remain intact. The party will strenghten their power in this way. However, the person chosen to fill in those jobs will lose them if a new political force takes over.

1. This refers to officials who have been voted, so they will lose their jobs if a new political force wins.
2. This is an example to illustrate the explanation above.