The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed soon after the death of Garfield. This act established the civil service system as a reform for the old political patronage system that had been used to fill government positions.
Garfield's assassination by a disappointed office seeker, together with action by his successor, Chester Arthur. helped advance the civil service act which reformed the way government jobs were filled. There may also have some improvements in the President's persona security
President Garfield.
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
Civil Service reform.
The Pendleton Act, passed under President Alan Arthur, was the first step towards Civil Service reform in the US. The act was motivated, in part, by the assassination of President Garfield by a disappointed offiice seeker.
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The assassination of president James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield