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What event spurred passage of the civil service reform act of 1883?
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The Pendleton Act, passed under President Alan Arthur, was the first step towards Civil Service reform in the US. The act was motivated, in part, by the assassination of President Garfield by a disappointed offiice seeker.
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∙ 11y agoAnybody who asks this question is a fool and should get a job instead of making children all the time! LOL
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∙ 13y agoThe assassination of president Garfield
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∙ 10y agoThe assassination of President Garfeild
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∙ 12y agoCorruption
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What government action began civil service reform and how did it work?
The new deal
The pendleton civil service act 1883 attempt to reform the?
the spoiled system
What event changed the republican party's position on civil service reform?
The Assassination of President James Garfield
Civil service reform act of 1883?
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.
What was the Pendleton civil service act trying to reform?
That some government jobs be filled on the basis of competitive examsThe Pendleton Civil Service Act required that people wanting government jobs had to pass certain tests. These tests were called Civil Service Exams. The Pendleton Civil Service Act also made it illegal to fire someone for openly stating their political opinions.
What could be a positive outcome of the assassination of James Garfield?
Civil Service reform; in 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed, as a tribute to Garfield, who had been a proponent of eliminating the patronage system and hiring people based on merit.
What did the assassination of President Garfield help spur?
Civil Service reform in the form of the Pendelton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.Civil Service reform.Civil service reform.
What type of reform did President Garfield's assassination bring to the people?
Civil Service reform.
Which of these was Chester A Arthur associated with?
Civil service reform
Who is the Minister in Charge of Civil Service Reform for Japan?
Tomomi Inada is the Minister in Charge of Civil Service Reform for Japan.
The assassination of president Garfield in 1881 by a person who has been denied a government job helped spur the?
Civil service- the idea of filling government jobs via competitive examination rather than by political appointments was spurred by Garfield's assassination.
The Pendleton Reform Act attempted to reform?
civil service
What governemt action began civil service reform and how did it work?
Grant is the government action that began the civil service reform and it did work.
What president was a strong supporter of civil service reform?
Chester Arthur was a strong supporter of civil service reform in the 19th century.
Civil service act 1883 was spurred by the assassination of a president?
President Garfield.
What event changed republican party position on civil service reform?
The Assassination of President James Garfield
What event change the Republican Party's position on civil service reform?
The assassination of President James Garfield in 1881 played a significant role in changing the Republican Party's position on civil service reform. Garfield's assassination by a disgruntled office-seeker who was denied a government job exposed the corrupt and patronage-based system in place. As a result, Republicans recognized the need for merit-based selection and began supporting civil service reform efforts, culminating in the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883.
