Civil Service Act of 1883

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Civil_Service_Act_of_1883
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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo federal government employees
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created gptkb:United_States_Civil_Service_Commission
gptkbp:dateEnacted January 16, 1883
gptkbp:effect required competitive exams for certain government jobs
made it illegal to fire or demote government employees for political reasons
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major step in U.S. civil service reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Service Act of 1883
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:assassination_of_James_A._Garfield
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_H._Pendleton
gptkbp:purpose establish merit-based hiring for federal jobs
reform the federal civil service system
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Civil_Service_Commission
civil service reform
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:spoils_system
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_5_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Civil_Service_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5