The civil service system is an employment system.
A civil service system ensures that appointments and promotions are based on merit and abilities. Appointments are not made by political patronage.
The civil service system is based on merit rather than on personal connections. Most people are hired based on examination.
The Pendleton Act
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.
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The central feature of the civil service system is merit-based, non-political employment and promotion
Under the civil service system, federal workers are hired based on their testable skills for the job, and cannot be fired for belong to the wrong party.
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 a system of hiring and promoting employees based upon the merit system. The merit system is the opposite of the spoils system.
The Chinese civil service exam was based on Confucian philosophy, emphasizing the importance of meritocracy, good governance, and ethical leadership in society. Candidates were tested on their knowledge of Confucian classics and their ability to apply moral principles in governance.
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Civil service system
A civil service system ensures that appointments and promotions are based on merit and abilities. Appointments are not made by political patronage.
The central feature of the civil service system is merit-based, non-political employment and promotion
The Spoils System.
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codified classifications and prerequisite experience or competitive testing.
Under the civil service system, federal workers are hired based on their testable skills for the job, and cannot be fired for belong to the wrong party.
to reform the civil service system