Question

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Civil service reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a reaction to which of the following issues?
A. The ignorance of voters who elected well-meaning but incompetent public officials
B. The corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines
c. The emergence of single-issue third parties
D.
The dwindling influence of political machines
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Answer 1

Answer: B

Step-by-step explanation:

Civil service reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were a response to the corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines, such as Tammany Hall. Many wanted to end the corrupt spoils system which culminated in acts such as the Pendleton Civil Reform Act.