2 gen 1883 anni - Pendelton Civil
Service Act
Descrizione:
- 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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