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That some government jobs be filled on the basis of competitive exams
The Pendleton Civil Service Act required that people wanting government jobs had to pass certain tests. These tests were called Civil Service Exams. The Pendleton Civil Service Act also made it illegal to fire someone for openly stating their political opinions.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was a law mandating that government jobs be merit based. This act prevented hiring and firing based only politics and campaign donations.
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∙ 13y agothis act said that government jobs should be granted based on merit
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∙ 9y agoThe Pendleton Act was trying to reform "the spoils system."
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∙ 7y agoto assign all civilian employees to the army
to begin hiring of civilian employees
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∙ 12y agoEnd the spoils system
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The pendleton civil service act 1883 attempt to reform the?
the spoiled system
Civil service reform act of 1883?
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established the merit based system of appointments which led to the decline of the spoils/patronage system. Instead of political affiliation government employees were selected by competitive exams and could not be fired based on political affiliation.
What government action began civil service reform and how did it work?
The new deal
What event spurred passage of the civil service reform act of 1883?
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.
What is the civil service system based on?
The civil service system is an employment system.
The Pendleton Reform Act attempted to reform?
civil service
The Pendleton Civil Service Act attempted to reform the?
spoil system ;)
What could be a positive outcome of the assassination of James Garfield?
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.
What president created the Civil Service System?
Chester Alan Arthur was the president when the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1883.
The pendleton civil service act 1883 attempt to reform the?
the spoiled system
What was the first reform that successfully laid the foundation for the present civil service system?
The Pendleton Act
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was designed to reduce patronage and was also known as?
Pendleton act
What the purpose of the Pendleton Act?
The Pendleton Act provided for civil service reform by transferring a number of federal jobs from a patronage basis to a merit basis.
What was the purpose of pendleton act?
The Pendleton Act provided for civil service reform by transferring a number of federal jobs from a patronage basis to a merit basis.
What position did arthur on civil service reform and what did he do to support it?
Chester Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act and was fully behind the Act. Arthur did so because he wanted to increase federal jobs.
What position did Arthur take on civil service reform what did he do to support it?
Chester Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act and was fully behind the Act. Arthur did so because he wanted to increase federal jobs.
What position did Arthur take on civil-service reform and when did he do to support it?
Chester Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act and was fully behind the Act. Arthur did so because he wanted to increase federal jobs.
