A. This answer is correct because The Pendleton Civil Service Act made it so that Federal Government jobs will be granted due to merit and that Government employees will be chosen through competitive exams.

B. It is impossible for this to be true because The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed after James Garfield was assassinated. The act was signed by President Chester A. Arthur.

C. There is no way that Rutherford Hayes would have vetoed The Pendleton Civil Service Act because he strongly believed in giving federal jobs based on merit. Once he took office, he made it a goal to fix the system and not keep the spoils system going.

D. This answer is wrong because The Pendleton Act based government jobs on merit rather than on political