Question

U.S. Department of Commerce⦁ The ______________________ is the process in which the political party that controlled the state or federal government would fire the supporters of the other party and hire its own partisans instead. The __________________ _____ is a United States federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.

Answer 1

Answer: Spoils System; Civil Service Reform

Explanation: The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was a law that reestablished the Public Service Commission and set deadlines for holding positions and admission contests. It marked the end of the estate system and the formal introduction of the merit system.