Civil Service reform.
A reform of the Civil Service system.
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
Civil Service reform in the form of the Pendelton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.Civil Service reform.Civil service reform.
The Assassination of President James Garfield
then assassination of president james garfield
The assassination of president James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
The Assassination of President James Garfield
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.
President Chester A. Arthur worked for civil service reform after the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act into law in 1883, which established a merit-based system for hiring and promoting government employees. This marked an important step towards reducing political patronage and increasing the efficiency and professionalism of the civil service.
The assassination of President Garfield in 1883, by a lawyer who thought he had earned an appointment as ambassador, led to the Civil Service Reform Act.