The Pendleton Act, the basis for the modern civil service, initially did which of the following?

A. put about 10% of federal jobs under the merit system
B. put all federal jobs under the merit system
C. removed about 85% of federal jobs from the merit system
D. removed about 50% of federal jobs from the merit system


Answer: A

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