What did the pendleton act establish?

The Pendleton Act began the decline of the spoils system on the national level by providing selection of government employees based on competitive exams, rather than ties to political figures.

Ironically, the Act was signed by President Chester A. Arthur, who reached the office after the death of President Garfield. Arthur, a Stalwart Republican, was himself a product of the spoils system. 

name two ways organisms join a population and two ways organisms leave a population. two ways organisms join a population are birth rate and immigration. two ways they leave are death rate and emigration.

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