AP US History Quiz
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PERIOD 6: 1865–1898
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A secondary-source historian writes: "In the 1870s and 1880s, reformers argued that patronage made government an arm of party machines. After President Garfield's assassination, civil service advocates pushed Congress toward merit-based hiring, while urban middle-class activists promoted 'good government' to curb corruption. Yet reform often advanced unevenly, as some politicians accepted limited change to preserve party influence." Which development most directly reflected the shift described in the excerpt?
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