The Pendleton Act of 1883

question 61

Multiple Choice

The Pendleton Act of 1883

• A)reduced the tariff by 20 percent.
• B)increased federal subsidies to railroads.
• C)removed from the South the troops that had protected black voters.
• D)established the merit system for filling federal government jobs.

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