Why Was the Spoils System Ultimately Replaced by the Civil

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why was the spoils system ultimately replaced by the civil service system?

• A) due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy
• B) due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy
• C) due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional
• D) due to congressional demands for greater control over the federal bureaucracy

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