WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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Question
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The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to?
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fill government jobs on the basis of merit.
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ensure that appointments to government jobs were approved by Congress.
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declare illegal the system of city political machines and boss rule.
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establish the first racial quotas for government jobs.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Pendleton Act provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams. The act also made it unlawful to fire or demote for political reasons employees who were covered by the law.
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