What was the impact of the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act provided for selection of some government employees by competitive exams rather than ties to politicians, and made it illegal to fire or demote some government officials for political reasons.

The reaction is

Cu(s) + 2HCI(aq)  ---> Cu⁺² + 2CI⁻ + H₂(g)

The given E⁰cell = -0.34

The overall reduction potential is negative

A reaction is said to be spontaneous it is ΔG° is negative

The relation between ΔG° and Electrode potential is

ΔG° = -nFE°cell

as given that

E°cell = -0.34 V

The overall value of ΔG° will be positive and hence reaction must be non spontaneous

so

The reaction is not spontaneous and will require energy to proceed.