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Reformers attacked the patronage system by which politicians handed government posts to their supporters. What did the Pendleton Civil Service Bill of 1883 establish?
AA pension fund for retired clerks
BA federal tax on large inheritances
CA limit on the length of a term
DA merit system in government service
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A merit system in government service
1. 1. The criticism of patronage went back as far as the 1850s.
2. 2. After a struggle of about 30 years the reformers carried the Pendleton Civil Service Bill in 1883.
3. 3. The law established a merit system in government service.
4. 4. That is described as the beginning of political reform, so pensions, taxes and term limits are separate matters.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section SOCIAL CRITICISM BECOMES WIDESPREAD_
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