The Pendleton Act provided for civil service reform by transferring a number of federal jobs from a patronage basis to a merit basis.
The Pendleton Act provided for civil service reform by transferring a number of federal jobs from a patronage basis to a merit basis.
The Act Established A Civil Service Commission That Was To Conduct Competitive Examinations For Certain Federal Jobs.
1883 was the date the Pendleton Act was signed by President Arthur.
The law that ended the spoils system came with the passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883
The 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.
Garfield's assassination came first. The Pendleton Act was largely a response to the assassination .
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
Pendleton Act
Pendleton Act
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