For the most part, the passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883 ended the ____________.

Responses
A Fair Pay Act.Fair Pay Act.
B spoils system.spoils system.
C civil service system.civil service system.
D Sherman Antitrust Act.

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The correct answer is B: spoils system. The Pendleton Act of 1883 aimed to reform the way federal employees were selected, establishing a merit-based system and reducing the influence of political patronage associated with the spoils system.

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