2 ene 1883 año - Pendelton Civil
Service Act
Descripción:
- Passed after a disappointed office-seeker killed president Garfield
- Shifted civil service jobs from being appointed by the Spoils System to merit-based hiring
- Big win for reformers who fought against the rampant political machines at the local level (even though law only applied federally)
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2 ene 1883 año
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