The act took several steps to eliminate political patronage in the civil service. Besides requiring exams, it also instructed the Commission to apportion civil service appointments among the states and territories according to their population.
Any examiner who unfairly aided or injured a candidate's chances, or altered the results of an exam, would be found guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fines or imprisonment. No Senator or Representative could make a recommendation to hire a candidate, they could only offer character references.
Finally, the act held that only two members of the same could serve in the civil service at the same time. The act prohibited civil servants from using federal money or buildings for political purposes. It also banned them from coercing a subordinate to make any sort of political donation or action.
Section 14 of the act issued a blanket ban on payments by civil servants to other civil servants to obtain political favors. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Share this page Follow Ballotpedia.
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Schechter Poultry Corp. Hampton Jr. Western Pacific Railroad Co. United States. Sunstein Federalist No. This legislation resulted from President James Garfield's assassination in Garfield served only four months before he was shot by Charles J. Guiteau had sought a political office under Garfield's administration. He was refused. Garfield clung to life for two more months, before dying on September 19, While Garfield accomplished little as president, his death inspired the United States Congress and his successor as president, Chester A.
Arthur, to reform civil service positions. Rather than having the victors in elections appointing unqualified supporters, friends, or family members to positions, the Civil Service Commission was created to guarantee that political appointees were qualified for positions. Appointees had to prove their ability to hold positions by satisfactorily passing a civil service exam. The Pendleton Act also forbade appointees from utilizing their offices to campaign for candidates and also protected government workers from termination for their political beliefs.
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