WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
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Secret Service Act
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Garfield Protection Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Chester A. Arthur signed the Pendleton Civil Service Act into law on January 16, 1883.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pendleton Act provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams. The act also made it unlawful to fire or demote for political reasons employees who were covered by the law.
Detailed explanation-4: -The assassination of President James A. Garfield by a disgruntled politico highlighted the problems of the spoils system, and spurred Congress to action. Their response, the Pendleton Act of 1883, made federal employment based on merit rather than political connections.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ban on Patronage The act took several steps to eliminate political patronage in the civil service. Besides requiring exams, it also instructed the Commission to apportion civil service appointments among the states and territories according to their population.