Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

The Civil Rights Movement was a long hard fight that was eventually won. The movement was a way to end segregation and discrimination against African Americans. They got there using many different strategies, that worked, and gained support of the presidents and government. There were a few different strategies adopted by the civil rights leaders. They used marches, boycotts and sit-ins. The Montgomery Bus Boycott officially started on December 1, 1955. Blacks decided that they would boycott…

August 28th, 1963, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr stood on the steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his now historic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of thounands of people. This was done during “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” which was one of the largest rallies for human rights. Dr. King, representing the Christian Leadership Conference, spoke passionately for minutes about the desire to end segregation to create meaningful civil rights…

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…

Along with leading the country through the end of reconstruction, Hayes 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…

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…

factions called Stalwarts and Half-bloods. The Stalwarts are a group who heavily 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…

For years, two of the greatest ideologies of American government have constantly intersected with each other. The separation of powers formed the foundation of the American Constitution. While the politics/administration dichotomy was the instrument that scholars used to solve the complex issues created by the law of the land. Laurence J. O 'Toole, Jr. (1987) is his article, Doctrines and Developments: Separation of Powers, the Politics-Administration Dichotomy, and the Rise of the…

Mexico to strengthen the border security. James A. Garfield’s domestic accomplishments were that he began the post office department notorious rings reform and in his foreign accomplishments he planned a pan American conference with Latin American states. Chester A. Arthur domestic accomplishments include when he signed the Pendleton civil service reform act and took charge of the United States navy. Some of the foreign accomplishments during his presidency were that he wanted to lower tariffs…

During the Gilded Age, the period that was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath, the government attempted to settle the issues of this age by the reforms of the Progressive Era. The term “gilded” means something is beautiful on the surface but is really worthless underneath; however, it didn’t live up to its name. Although the reform of the Progressive Era attempted to resolve the issues of the Gilded Age; ultimately, it didn’t solve all the problems because there still were…