civil service act
Civil service reform
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Civil Service reform; in 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed, as a tribute to Garfield, who had been a proponent of eliminating the patronage system and hiring people based on merit.
Civil Service reform in the form of the Pendelton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.Civil Service reform.Civil service reform.
Pendleton act
Pendleton Act is a law of government of USA which was established in 1883. It is also known as Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act . It established that government jobs should be given through competitive exams to those who are selected on merit and not through association with politicians and influential people.The Pendleton Act of 1883 established that jobs in government could be rewarded on merit.
Chester Alan Arthur was the president when the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1883.
the spoiled system
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 stipulated that civil service would from there on in be based on merit rather than political appointment. Previously, people were given civil service jobs as political favors. The act established the selection of candidates through competitive written exams.
The assassination of James A. Garfield led to the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883 .President James Garfield was considered the martyr for civil war reformGarfield.