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.
Answer: A. Akbar
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d. dividing government powers would prevent an abuse of power.
Agriculture was important, and is important, because it creates a food supply for the people of a city, state, county, country, and the world. Agriculture keeps improving to meet the needs of higher food demands for the growing human population, with less and less farmland. I hope that this answer helped!
I think it was B That would be my best guess
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