Question

4. The Pendleton Act of 1883 put in place a system based on merit, replacing WHICH of the following previous systems?

Promotion by patronage (the spoils system)
Promotion by land ownership (the wealth system
Promotion by wealth (the money system)
Promotion by military rank (the war system)

Answer 1

Answer: the spoils system was largely replaced by a nonpartisan merit at the federal level of the United States.

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