Some people suggest that technology has yet to fulfill its promise of a more democratic public administration

It was the assassination of President William Henry Harrison by a disappointed office seeker in 1881 that finally led to the creation of the civil service to limit presidential patronage power

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Why was the spoils system ultimately discontinued?

a. due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy b. due to public pressure to rationalize the federal bureaucracy c. due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional d. due to the diversification of federal bureaucracy following the Civil War