Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
GPTKB entity
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
abuses in the spoils system
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Civil_Service_Reform_Act_of_1978
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| gptkbp:applies_to |
federal government employees
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
January 16, 1883
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
ensure competency in government positions protect civil servants from political pressure |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
equal opportunity in hiring
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States_Civil_Service_Commission
rules for promotions |
| gptkbp:founded_in |
federal job classifications
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| gptkbp:has_diversity_initiatives |
federal workforce
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| gptkbp:has_limitations |
political influence in hiring
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
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| gptkbp:impact |
merit-based hiring
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| gptkbp:increased |
job security for federal employees
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| gptkbp:increased_accountability_of |
government employees
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| gptkbp:influenced |
state civil service laws
subsequent reforms in other countries |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
assassination of James A. Garfield
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| gptkbp:inspired |
subsequent civil service reforms
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
creating a fair hiring process
reduce nepotism in government reducing political patronage |
| gptkbp:is_aresource_for |
public demand for reform
corruption scandals in government |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark in American political history
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
political operatives
|
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
professionalize the civil service
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Civil_Service_Commission
executive orders |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
political machines
some politicians |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
reform organizations
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| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
federal employment
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
reformers and progressives
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| gptkbp:led_to |
creation of a merit system
improved efficiency in government |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
political factions
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| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:Gilded_Age
bipartisan support |
| gptkbp:precedent |
future civil service legislation
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
professionalism in government jobs
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| gptkbp:provides_guidance_on |
employee conduct
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
government employment
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to reform the civil service system
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| gptkbp:reduces |
corruption in federal hiring practices
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| gptkbp:reformed |
federal hiring practices
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Pendleton_Act
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
patronage system
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| gptkbp:requires |
competitive examinations for federal jobs
transparency in hiring processes |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
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| gptkbp:significance |
first major federal legislation on civil service reform
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| gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in |
modernizing the federal workforce
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
public outcry for accountability
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| gptkbp:was_part_of |
Progressive Era reforms
a broader movement for government reform |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
business leaders
civil service advocates |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Civil_Service_Act_of_1824
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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