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Chester Alan Arthur pushed the act which set up civil service exams to replace presidential appointments. This action was largely a response to the assassination of President Garfield by a disappointed office-seeker.

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The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. It was enacted in 1883 by Chester A. Arthur.

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