Arthur administration

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The Arthur administration refers to the U.S. presidential administration of Chester A. Arthur, who served as the 21st president from 1881 to 1885 and is noted for civil service reform, including the Pendleton Act.

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Arthur administration canonical 2
Arthur administration cabinet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf presidential administration
capital Washington, D.C.
chronologicalOrder 21st U.S. presidential administration
country United States
curbed patronage system
spoils system
domesticPolicyContext industrialization and Gilded Age politics
enacted Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
endTime 1885
executiveBranch Executive Office of the President of the United States
focusesOn civil service reform
naval modernization
tariff issues
followedBy Cleveland administration (first term)
follows Garfield administration
foreignPolicyContext post–Civil War U.S. expansion and trade
governmentType federal presidential constitutional republic
headOfGovernment Chester A. Arthur
ideology conservative Republicanism
implemented merit-based federal hiring
legislativeBranch 47th United States Congress
48th United States Congress
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
notableFor Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
civil service reform
notableIssue civil service corruption
notableLegislation Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
officeHolder Chester A. Arthur
partOf Gilded Age in United States history
linked to: Gilded Age

history of the United States presidency
politicalParty Republican Party
precededBy Garfield administration
president Chester A. Arthur
reasonForStart death of President James A. Garfield
responseTo public demand for civil service reform
signed Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
startEvent assassination of James A. Garfield
startTime 1881
succeeds Garfield administration
termNumberOfPresident 21
timePeriod Gilded Age
vicePresident vacant

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Cleveland administration follows Arthur administration
Hugh McCulloch memberOf Arthur administration cabinet
linked to: Arthur administration
Mary McElroy affiliation Arthur administration