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	Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Act was sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton, Democrat of Ohio, and written by Dorman Bridoman Eaton, a staunch opponent of the patronage system who was later first chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission.
		The federal bureaucracy in the years after the Civil War was generally undistinguished, because the system of selecting officials and supervising their work was irrational.
		A civil service movement started in New York in 1877, and although it developed considerable public support, the politicians refused to go along.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act (675 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the British Civil Service, civil servants are career employees recruited and promoted on the basis of their administrative skill and technical expertise, and as such do not include, nor are appointed by, elected officials or their political advisors.
		The Chinese civil service became known to Europe in the mid-18th century and it is believed to have influenced the creation of civil services in Europe.
		The Act was sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton, Democrat of Ohio, and written by Dorman B. Eaton, a staunch opponent of the patronage system who was later first chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pendleton-Civil-Service-Reform-Act (1563 words)

	Civil Service - MSN Encarta
		The term does not apply properly to service in the legislative branch or judicial branch, although in the United States some employees of these branches are subject to provisions of the Civil Service Act.
		The Veterans’ Preference Act, passed by Congress in 1944, authorizes the addition of 5 points to the scores of war veterans who compete in civil service examinations and 10 points to those of disabled veterans or their wives and those of widows and certain mothers of veterans.
		Civil service employees enjoy a variety of employment benefits, including a contributory retirement system; an incentive-awards program that includes cash bonuses for useful suggestions; low-cost group life and health insurance plans; and paid vacations and sick leave.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: George H. Pendleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Pendleton was the son of Nathanael Greene Pendleton and attended the local schools and Cincinnati College and the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
		Pendleton also failed to be elected to the Fortieth Congress and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1869.
		The Act helped put an end to the despicable system of patronage that was in widespread use at the time.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/George-H.-Pendleton (1760 words)

	Chester Arthur - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The act signaled a new era of reform in national politics, but lost Arthur the support of his party, and after completing Garfield's term he was forced to retire from public life.
		Federal jobs traditionally were granted to reward loyalty and service to the political party in power, and political leaders fiercely guarded their right to appoint friends and supporters to government posts.
		Finally yielding to pressure from the public and from the National Civil Service Reform League, Congress passed the Pendleton Act, sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton and drafted by Dorman B. Eaton, a leader of the reform movement.
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	Pendleton - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pendleton
		The Pendleton Round-Up, an annual four-day rodeo held since 1910; and the Pendleton Underground, a subterranean network of tunnels used during Prohibition, are popular visitor attractions.
		Founded in 1869, Pendleton was originally a major halt on the Oregon Trail for pioneers moving to the west.
		Pendleton, the oldest settlement in the area, is a thriving tourist centre.
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	Civil Service Reform and Government Reorganization
		Pendleton Act to administer the merit system, has been responsible for giving the competitive civii service exam, interviewing appli- cants, establishing civil service registers of qualified applicants' and referring registers to agencies for consideration.
		The President's package of civil service changes was developed from a study by a team of 110 civil servants plus business and aca- demic representatives.
		Critics have con- tended that the flip side of the flexibility coin is a rampant politicization of the civil service and a destruction of the merit system.
	www.heritage.org /Research/GovernmentReform/IB32.cfm (3391 words)

	pendleton act -- pendleton act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The national civil service movement was inspired by the New York examples, and the 1883 Pendleton Act reestablished a federal Civil Service Commission, and this one lasted.
		Until the Pendleton Act in 1883, none of the US federal bureaucrats were competitively recruited, and even at the end of the 19 th century, less than half of them were competitively recruited.
		Pendleton Act (1863) This act passed on July The question of "internal improvements" was constantly before Congress in the 19th century: Should Congress assist in improving the countrys...
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	Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The United States Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established the United States Civil Service and placed most federal employees on the merit system and marked the end of the spoils system.
		The federal bureaucracy in the years after Civil War was generally undistinguished because the of selecting officials and supervising their work irrational.
		A civil service movement started in New in 1877 and although it developed considerable public the politicians refused to go along.
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	Chester A. Arthur - dKosopedia
		His notable acheivements in office included civil service reform and the passage of the Pendleton Act.
		During the Civil War, Arthur served as acting quartermaster general of the State in 1861.
		Acting independently of party dogma, Arthur also tried to lower tariff rates so the Government would not be embarrassed by annual surpluses of revenue.
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	Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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		The United States Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established a Civil Service Commission[?] and placed most federal employees on the merit system[?] and marked the end of the spoils system.
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	Pendleton Act (Civil Service Reform Act), 1883
		An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States.
		Third, appointments to the public service aforesaid in the departmentsat Washington shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia upon the basis of population as ascertained at the last preceding census...
		Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligations to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so.
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	Edmund Pendleton
		PENDLETON, Edmund, statesman, born in Caroline county, Virginia, 9 September, 1721; died in Richmond, Virginia, 23 October, 1803.
		Pendleton acted as Hamilton's second in his duel with Aaron Burr.
		Pendleton was a delegate to the convention that framed the constitution of the United States in 1787, but, not being present on the last day of its proceedings, failed to sign.
	www.famousamericans.net /edmundpendleton (1359 words)

	Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The United States Pendleton Civil Service Reform Actestablished the United States Civil Service Commission and placed most federal employees on the merit system and marked the end of the spoils system.
		The federal bureaucracy in the years after the Civil War was generally undistinguished, because the system of selectingofficials and supervising their work was irrational.
		A civil service movement started in New York in 1877, and although it developedconsiderable public support, the politicians refused to go along.
	www.therfcc.org /pendleton-civil-service-reform-act-55534.html (634 words)

	Finest Known: 1884 $2.50 Liberty Gold, NGC (PR67) Ultra Cameo
		The belt around the elephant reads "Civil Service Reform," and the words in the caption, "pure" and "clean," were often used to describe government operating under the merit system of civil service reform, as opposed to the corruption allegedly encouraged by the patronage (or "spoils") system of government service.
		As a former congressman and senator, Blaine was on record opposing civil service reform, he was known as a "spoilsman," and he had been implicated in scandals in which he used his political influence to profit financially.
		Thus, to civil service reformers like Nast and Harper's Weekly editor George William Curtis, Blaine was the epitome of what was wrong with the political system: he was a corrupt, self-serving politician who manipulated public office to secure wealth and power for himself at the expense of the common good.
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		Pendleton of Ohio sponsored a measure that became known as the Pendleton Act, which President Arthur signed in January 1883.
		This provoked passage of the Pendleton Act of 1873, extending the prohibition of political contributions to all civil service workers.
		The passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883, which established the federal civil service, was a major Mugwump accomplishment.
	www.duoact.com /pendletonact (3491 words)

	1883
		January 16 - The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil service, is passed
		October 15 - The Supreme Court of the United States declares part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional since it allowed individuals and corporations to discriminate based on race.
		October 20 - Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/18/1883.html (1276 words)

	News Release: OPM Celebrates the 120th Anniversary of the Pendleton Act
		"The Pendleton Act is the landmark reform legislation known as the Civil Service Act of 1883, and its remarkably timeless principles of merit-based service have served our nation well during times of war and peace," said OPM Director Kay Coles James.
		In addition to James' strong words of pride in what the Pendleton Act created, she also presented the newest edition of Biography of an Ideal, a book that details the history and role of the Civil Service system.
		The first edition of Ideal was issued in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Pendleton Act, and was updated in 1973.
	www.opm.gov /Pressrel/2003/EB-Pendleton.asp (595 words)

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	Free Essay Pendleton Civil Service Act: Political Pay-offs
		Widespread public demand for reform in the government was stirred after the Civil War by accusations of incompetence, corruption, and theft in federal departments.
		In January 1883, Congress passed a comprehensive civil service bill sponsored by Senator George H. Pendleton, providing for the open selection of government employees and guaranteeing the right of citizens to compete for federal jobs without regard to politics, religion, race, or national origin.
		The Pendleton Civil Service Act classified certain jobs, removed them from the ranks, and set up a Civil Service Commission to oversee a system based on merit and not political stance.
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	Lesson Plans: Civil Service Reform: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
		Third, appointments to the public service aforesaid in the departments at Washington shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia upon the basis of population as ascertained at the last preceding census.
		Said commission shall, subject to the rules that may be made by the President, make regulations for, and have control of, such examinations, and, through its members or the examiners, it shall supervise and preserve the records of the same; and said commission shall keep minutes of its own proceedings.
		That whenever there are already two or more members of a family in the public service in the grades covered by this act, no other member of such family shall be eligible to appointment to any of said grades.
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	Lesson Plans: Civil Service Reform: Senate Debates
		Competitive examinations apply to "applicants for the public service now classified or to be classified here-under." One would need to also look at the classification of certain clerks "now existing under the one hundred and sixty-third section of the Revised Statues," which involves customs officers.
		Competitive examinations for civil service positions are at the root of this bill.
		He believed that a legislative commission to govern the civil service system, without oversight, would be against democratic principles of party (and voter) rule.
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		The United States Pendleton Act established the United States Civil Service Commission and placed most federal employees on the merit system and marked the end of the spoils system.
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	Work Force Rights Must Be Protected
		Finally, in 1883 a bipartisan majority passed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
		There were additional reforms following World War II providing increased flexibility and following Watergate which abolished the Civil Service Commission and created the Office of Personnel Management.
		Congress received a report on the Defense Department’s Civilian Industrial Workforce from the General Accounting Office in April which states, in part, “The services have not developed and implemented strategic work force plans to position the civilian work force in DOD industrial activities to meet future requirements.
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		The Pendleton Act classified certain jobs, removed them from the patronage ranks, and set up a Civil Service Commission to administer a system...
		The Pendleton Act, the 1883 law that took the first step toward ending the spoils system and establishing a merit-based civil service, was in...
		Although not all government jobs were initially placed under the Pendleton Act, it cut into the patronage on which machine politics was largely...
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	Hatch Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Hatch Act is given to two unrelated pieces of United States federal legislation
		The Hatch Act of 1887 created agricultural experiment stations.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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