How did the pendleton civil service act reduce the power of the spoils system? it required hiring certain federal employees because of expertise, not political connections. it allowed presidents to give federal contracts to party bosses and their loyal workers. it denied the u. s. postal service a role in counting votes in presidential elections. it limited the role political parties could play in rallying people to vote.

The Pendleton Civil Service Act reduced the power of the spoils system by requiring to hire certain federal employees because of expertise, not political connections.

Explanation:

The Pendleton Civil Service Act, passed in 1883, prohibited the employment or dismissal of US federal officials on political grounds. Before the law came into force, it was normal for the ruling party to place party supporters in prominent positions. One of the most well-known examples is that of 1871, when Chester A. Arthur was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant and one of the Republican Party's leading figures, Roscoe Conkling, for the New York Harbor. Arthur, who received about a thousand subordinates, hired Conkling-backed Republicans, who paid part of their wages directly to the party.

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pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.