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Chester Alan Arthur was the president when the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed in 1883.

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Which president created the Civil Service System?

Chester A. Arthur


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The federal civil service was started officially by law in 1871. In 1882, the Pendleton Civil Service Act stipulated that Civil Service employment was to be based on merit rather than at the whim of supervisors.


What type of reform did President Garfield's assassination bring to the people?

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What was the civil service commission?

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After president James Garfields assassination the government began reforms in?

The civil service system


How the civil service system was reformed after the assassination of President Garfield?

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 civil service system was created to put an end to what?

Civil service virtually ended the the spoils system. Civil service workers get their jobs through competitive examinations and keep them even though a new administration comes into power.


Which enabled the President to broaden the merit system and was the foundation of the present federal civil service system?

pendelton act


How does the civil service system improve the quality of government?

The advantages of the civil service system was that getting a job in office was not determined by heredity. That is to say: If your dad was the king, and you were a bad ruler, you might be kicked out of power by someone who can actually rule if a civil service system was in place.


When was Service Civil International created?

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When was Civil Service Union created?

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When was Confederate Civil Service created?

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