Answer:
"appointed a group of close advisors as his cabinet."
Explanation:
The answer would be that Native American ownership of the land could not be refuted under any circumstance.
This act is placing limits on the federal government, saying that they can't just take land away from Native Americans.
A is the correct answer.
The Pendleton Act was designed to make sure that people in government were actually qualified for their jobs and just not there for patronage.
Patronage was a great way for the Executive branch to get stuff done, so it had an impact.