Respuesta :

Answer:

The Pendleton Act provided that Federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit instead of being a reward for political support.

Explanation:

Answer: the political machines gather votes in the late 18th and 19th century by letting people vote and they would put it in a box after that they would collect it and count how many people vote for this particular person

Explanation: no offense but its common sense if their were no machines then they would have to count by hand come on now