Question

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was designed to transform the Civil Service. Provisions of the act instituted Civil Service Exams, and it also created the Civil Service Commission in order to enforce the Merit System. In an essay of 1-2 paragraphs, explain how this was an improvement from the Patronage system and/or how this would cause the public to have more trust in their government.

Answer 1

Answer

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We can say the Pendleton Civil Service Act has ensured that positions in  government offices are not based on individual politics affiliations and qualified individuals with merits are chosen for federal jobs.

Explanation

The reformation of civil service law was enacted in 1883 to eliminate corruption in selecting individuals into federal offices and ensure that servants in civil service are evaluated on competitive exams for them to be employed in government positions.

The reformed act has prevented the firing and demotion of officers on basis of their political affiliation and it’s against the law for government servants to collect finances for political campaigns.

The public has now put more trust in their government because federal government’s jobs can be granted to any person provided he or she has the required merits for the position. The Act created a fair recruitment process that citizen now use without fear of discrimination on basis of political affiliation.

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