Thomas Rainsborough proposed the idea that government was a social contract, and that power comes from the people, nearly 50 years before John Locke.

it provided for equal trade rights among nations in china.

they usually pass federal laws

and sometimes in the elections of the president

how did the pendleton civil service act weaken the spoils system after president garfield died?

the act forced federal employees to pass competitive exams.

the act said that federal employees could be fired for political reasons.

the act said that company contracts and kickbacks were illegal.

the act stopped the reform movement in its tracks.