pendleton civil service act
1Pendleton Civil Service Act — (1883) U.S. legislation establishing the modern civil service system of permanent federal employment based on merit. Public demand for civil service reform to replace the system based on political party affiliation (the spoils system) resulted in …
2Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act — Further information: James A. Garfield , Chester A. Arthur , and George H. Pendleton The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403) of United States is a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that… …
3Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 — The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, (October 13, 1978, Pub.L. 95 454, 92 Stat. 1111) (CSRA), reformed the civil service of the United States federal government. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 abolished the U.S. Civil Service… …
4Civil service — Not to be confused with civilian service. The term civil service has two distinct meanings: A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations. The body of… …
5Civil service exam — Civic service exams were implemented in various countries as a way to achieve an effective, rational public administration on a merit system. The most ancient example of such exams were in Imperial China. Prussia then implemented such procedures… …
6Civil Service — [ sɪvɪl səːvɪs, englisch] der, , 1) in Großbritannien der öffentliche Verwaltungsdienst der Krone (ohne Richter und Lehrer); die Bediensteten der Lokalverwaltungen zählen nicht zum Civil Service, der seit 1855 durch viele Kabinettsbefehle… …
7United States Civil Service Commission — The United States Civil Service Commission a three man commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act,[1] which was passed into law on January 16, 1883. The commission was created to administer the civil service of the United… …
8Category:Civil service in the United States — The main article for this category is United States civil service. Pages in category Civil service in the United States The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). United… …
9National Civil Service Reform League — The National Civil Service Reform League was a non profit organization[citation needed] in the United States founded in 1881 for the purpose of investigating the efficiency of the civil service. Largely through its influence many important civil… …
10Pendleton, George — ▪ American politician born July 29, 1825, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. died Nov. 24, 1889, Brussels American lawyer and legislator, an advocate of civil service reform and sponsor of the Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883), which created the… …
