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The Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) attempted to reform the

A. tariff system
B. primary system
C. spoils system
D. banking system

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Correct answer: C. spoils system

Explanation: During the 1800s, America's Civil System was dominated by a spoils system where the party in power would award civil service jobs as a reward. Civil Service reform worked to make civil service jobs based on merit.

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