Question $12$

$0\mathrm{.}4$ pts

Before the Civil Service Act of $1883,$ how were government appointments handled?

Appointments were made on the basis of merit.

Appointments were made on the basis of seniority$.$

Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.

The Civil Service Act of $1883$ created the first federal bureaucracy.

The president or his staff appointed all civil servants.