How did the pendleton act (1883) affect the executive branch of government?

A is the correct answer.

The Pendleton Act was designed to make sure that people in government were actually qualified for their jobs and just not there for patronage.

Patronage was a great way for the Executive branch to get stuff done, so it had an impact.

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