Pendleton,Civil,Service,Reform,Act
The,Pendleton,Civil,Service,Reform,Act,ch,27,,22Stat403,is,a,United,States,federal,law,,enacted,in,1883,,which,established,that,positions,within,the,federal,government,should,be,awarded,on,the,basis,of,merit,instead,of,political,affiliation1,The,act,provided,selection,of,government,employees,by,competitive,exams,1,rather,than,ties,to,politicians,or,political,affiliation,It,also,made,it,illegal,to,fire,or,demote,government,officials,for,political,reasons,and,prohibited,soliciting,campaign,donations,on,Federal,government,property1,To,enforce,the,merit,system,and,the,judicial,system,,the,law,also,created,the,United,States,Civil,Service,Commission1,This,board,would,be,in,charge,of,determining,the,rules,and,regulations,of,the,act2,The,Act,also,allowed,for,the,president,,by,executive,order,to,decide,which,positions,could,be,subject,to,the,act,and,which,would,not2,A,crucial,result,was,the,shift,of,the,parties,to,reliance,on,funding,from,business,3,since,they,could,no,longer,depend,on,patronage,hopefuls
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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
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