Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

government positions to those who supported their political party during the election allowing the government to become corrupt. After the assassination, the government began to realize a new system was necessary, the Pendleton Civil Service Act created laws with new requirements to ensure those up for the federal positions had the proper education and greater professionalism. This act was effective at accomplishing reform and progressive goals not only due to the fact that it ended the practice of the spoils system, allowing civil service positions to be filled based off merit, but it also reduced government corruption while increasing efficiency. The Pendleton Civil Service Act ensured those hired were qualified reducing government incompetence. It was sponsored by Senator Pendleton of Ohio and it regulated those who were hired and ensured they had certain qualifications,…

The Office of Personal Management was established by Theodore Roosevelt is considered to be the father of the cutting edge merit-based administration. Merit is a term which means the value of quality of something or someone. Merit selection ensures that selection is based only on a person's ability to perform the work. Merit selection aims to choose the best person for the job, resulting in a quality workforce. OPM's history, which started with the Civil Service Act in 1883 and formally renamed…

such a vast number of employees would take a system nearly as complex as the government itself. The civil service system was created to do exactly that. The purpose of this paper is to explore the origin, history, and evolution of this system and its relevance today. The civil service system is often referred to a personnel administration or, a better-known term; human resources. Merriam –Webster’s dictionary defines personnel administration as the phase of management concerned with the…

My biggest dilemma in the White House today is do I go for or against a Civil Service reform. If I chose to create a civil service then I risk losing the chance for a second term in office. I do not want to betray my Stalwarts but this patronage system needs to change. In history, President Chester Arthur chose to go with the majority of America and create a Civil Service System. I believe he made the right choice. He knew that the government had gotten more and more and he decided to do…

18) it was during the nineteenth century that the spoils system was visibly used by Lincoln during his presidency, that led to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson when he defied the Tenure of Office Act, and was involved in the tarnished presidencies of Grant and Hayes. (Dresang, 2009, p. 19) Many of the advantages of patronage lie in rewarding political loyalty rather than competence, which is an effect that is clearly illustrated in post-Antebellum America where Dresang says, “conflict,…

fought for civil service reforms in order to combat corruption in the federal government. In the short term, this effort to create domestic change wasn’t a success, but resulted in regaining the presidential power of appointment, and was the primary factor in the passage of the Pendleton Service Act of 1883. Given that Hayes succeeded Grant whose presidency was filled with fraudulent activities involving his cabinet, the push for employing competent members to positions of power presented itself…

Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a disgruntled office seeker who believed he deserved a government position. Guiteau's frustration at being denied a job led him to seek revenge, and Garfield eventually died from his wounds in September of that year. This tragic event highlighted the need for reform, signaling that the spoils system had become not only an issue of corruption but one with deadly consequences. It underscored the urgency for changes to ensure the future prosperity of the…

In 1883, Federal Law created the Civil Service Reform Act, which also has the name the Pendleton Act. Due to its design, incompetence, theft, corruption, graft widespread in the federal agencies and federations had to be eradicated. The Pendleton Act created the Civil Service Commission (CSC) whose duties were to streamline the merit and judicial systems. As the act’s major achievement, it set a basis of ensuring rights of federal employees, and further amendments refined the process by…

favor political machines and a spoils system, while the Half-bloods are a group favoring civil service reform and have the support of the American public. Since I am a Stalwart, both of the factions will have a view that I’m going to oppose civil service reform and even if I do…

Chester Alan Arthur, he begin politics after the civil war, he became an associate of Republican Party boss. Arthur’s excellent organization administration skills helped support the Conklin political machine. He was Canadian born witch made him ineligible to be a president, but he argued the charges and said he was born in Vermont. He had many political enemies who really didn’t want him to run for presidency. Arthur was the vice president at the same time when President James Garfield was…