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sep 19, 1881 - Pendleton Act of 1881

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Enacted civil service reform, said the Civil Service Exam must be taken in order to recieve most government jobs (highest scores got the jobs), banned federal employees from giving campaign money to their party

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sep 19, 1881
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~ 143 years ago