Read the following provision of the Pendleton Act of 1883, then identify in which situation this provision becomes important: "No person in the public service is under any obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so."

Marisol Lopez wants to secure a job in his state with the U. S. Department of the Interior; she decides to become a campaign worker for one of the state’s senators hoping to win the senator’s trust and support

Latrell James, recently hired to fill a position with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in New Hampshire is approached by a friend of the state’s junior senator and told that he must contribute to the senator’s reelection fund or find himself out of a job

Alice Meeks is a long-term employee in the Treasury Department and she regularly pays expense vouchers submitted by Congressional offices without losing her position

Jimmy Fong just retired from federal service and has decided to run for the council in his hometown; he asks some of his former co-workers if they would like to contribute to his campaign fund