The civil service commission was established in response to the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
Chester A. Arthur
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.
United States Civil Service Commission was created in 1883.
The Civil Service Commission was established in 1883. It required workers to take an exam to be hired into a job to show if they were fit for it. It proved merit, which bosses admired.
Civil Service Commission.
A commission set up in 1883 to administer examinations and supervise the operation of the civil service system. This was created from the Pendleton Act, which was passed in 1883 by Congress.
The federal civil service in the United States was established in 1871. It is defined as "all appointive positions in the executive, judical and legislative branches of the Government of the United States, except positions in the uniformed services".
1883
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.
it allowed service to all slaves
the Pendleton Act of 1883 also known as the magna carta. The Civil Service Commission actually chose the federal employees.
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