Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo	federal government employees
gptkbp:createdAgency	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 prohibited soliciting campaign donations on federal government property
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalName	response to assassination of President James A. Garfield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
gptkbp:legacy	foundation of modern U.S. civil service system
gptkbp:locationSigned	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:longTitle	An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:George_H._Pendleton
gptkbp:purpose	establish merit-based system for federal employment
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:spoils_system
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:George_H._Pendleton
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation	22 Stat. 403
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Civil_Service_Act gptkb:Chester_A._Arthur gptkb:United_States_Civil_Service gptkb:George_H._Pendleton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5