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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Clarity of purpose is a common<span> theme in successful </span>movements<span>. For example, Gandhi's allies questioned his idea to make the salt tax a primary focus, because they favored a plan for more comprehensive change, but he saw that a single issue, even a small one, could </span>unify<span> the nation and break British ...</span>
