WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Congress passed the ____ in 1883 that created merit-based exams for most civil service jobs in the federal government.
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Spoils System
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Pendergast Act
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Pendleton Act
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Hawley Act
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Approved on January 16, 1883, the Pendleton Act established a merit-based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work. Following the assassination of President James A. Garfield by a disgruntled job seeker, Congress passed the Pendleton Act in January of 1883.
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