The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage. ... The Pendleton Civil Service Act provided for the selection of some government employees by competitive exams, rather than ties to politicians or political affiliation.
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Archaeologists also excavated a ditch for 30 feet. For thousands of years, farmers all over the world have used irrigation—diverting water from streams and rivers to water their fields. The Ancestral Puebloan people in the Four Corners region irrigated small plots of corn, bean, and squash. Mormons used this strategy in a big way.