Question

Describe at least one key reform that was part of the Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 1

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403) is a United States federal law, enacted in 1883, which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.

Answer 2

Hitting and promotion in the civil services would be merit and not patronage is the right answer.

Passed in 1883, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was a federal law of the United States that made it essential that the basis of hitting and promotion in the civil services would be merit and not patronage. The main aim of merit principle was the idea that the selection of civil services officers should be based on entrance examination so that administration is run by talented and skilled people.