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.
the spoiled system
The civil service system is a system of hiring and promoting employees based upon the merit system. The merit system is the opposite of the spoils system.
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.
The civil service system is an employment system.
civil service: any person can work for it if willing to follow the outlined steps spoils system: voters for a party can get govt. jobs
civil service: any person can work for it if willing to follow the outlined steps spoils system: voters for a party can get govt. jobs
the civil service system
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.
how did the civil service commission try to limit the spoil system
decrease or to end the spoils system.
spoils system.
the spoiled system
James Garfield tries to limt the spoils system by reforming civil service.
The civil service system is a system of hiring and promoting employees based upon the merit system. The merit system is the opposite of the spoils system.
They felt that they needed the spoils system to attract people to run their political parties
The Spoils System.