Which Act Replaced the Spoils System with a Merit System

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which act replaced the spoils system with a merit system of public personnel administration?

• A) Ethics in Government Act
• B) Pendleton Act
• C) Civil Service Reform Act
• D) Public Personnel Management Reform Act
• E) Lloyd-LaFollete Act

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