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Novosadov [1.4K]
3 years ago
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The Pendleton Act helped to relieve the issue of corruption in government. How did this act accomplish this goal? Government job

s had to be drawn from a hat. Employment was based on an exam. The president's party was to choose candidates. States were given authority to pick the jobs.
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2 answers:
UNO [17]3 years ago
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Employment was based on exam;
The Pendleton Act made it so the government had to reward positions to people on the basis of merit, rather than because they were a friend it supporter.
nexus9112 [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

B. Employment was based on exam

Explanation:

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a federal law that was passed in 1883 and determinated that the most of positions that are within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage.

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