Is a government position given to a person as a reward for his or her service to a political party called a patronage job? *it is called the SPOILS system*
They supported the political patronage system that was used to award civil service positions. Accordingly, they were opposed to any reforms that would use competitive exams or other means to award these positions based on merit.
Pendleton Act of 1883, after the assassination of Garfield by a disaffected patronage seeker.
It was called Patronage and in theory ended with th Civil Service Act.
Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
The Pendleton Act of 1883 established a merit-based system of selecting government officials. The Pendleton Act transformed the nature of public service. Today, many well-trained professionals have found a rewarding career in Federal serese
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Patronage.
A civil service system ensures that appointments and promotions are based on merit and abilities. Appointments are not made by political patronage.
Manfred Wichmann has written: 'Parteipolitische Patronage' -- subject(s): Civil service reform, Officials and employees, Political Patronage, Selection and appointment
The Pendleton Act of 1883 significantly reduced the spoils system and patronage in the federal government by establishing a merit-based civil service system. This meant that government positions would no longer be distributed based on political affiliation but rather on qualifications and performance. The act aimed to combat corruption and ensure a more efficient and professional bureaucracy.
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.
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.
A civil service system is defined by " those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services. The body of persons employed in these branches. a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage."
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A civil service system is defined by " those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services. The body of persons employed in these branches. a system or method of appointing government employees on the basis of competitive examinations, rather than by political patronage."
They supported the political patronage system that was used to award civil service positions. Accordingly, they were opposed to any reforms that would use competitive exams or other means to award these positions based on merit.
Garfield was killed by a man who expected to be appointed to government job but was not appointed to the job he wanted. Please see the related link for more info about the assassination.