Pendleton act 1883 was rolled out as demand for civil service reform giving permanent federal employment based on merit rather than political power and influence. The rule led to open selection of government employee giving more right to citizen but still only 10% people were employed through this new rule which later increased to 90% in 1980s.
These people were then employed not based on political influence were then being promoted on merit system like examination both internal and external. Giving opportunity more loyal and liberal public opinion , qualification based selection.
The Anschluss was among the first major steps in Austrian-born Hitler's desire to create a Greater German Reich that was to include all ethnic Germans and all the lands and territories that the German Empire had lost after the First World War.
Well since judges must be elected in the same way that the president does it only makes sense that you should use the same opinions that worked before to try and get you into office.
