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Pendleton act
Chester Alan Arthur was the president when the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1883.
The Pendleton Act
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 required hiring certain federal employees because of expertise, not political connections.
The stalwart who supported the Pendleton Act was President Chester A. Arthur. He signed the act into law in 1883, which established a merit-based civil service system in the United States. Arthur's support for the act demonstrated his commitment to civil service reform and ending the spoils system.
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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.
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The Pendleton Act _ Apex-U.S. Government
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.