Because they could no longer rely on potential patrons, the Pendleton Act had an unexpected consequence of forcing the parties to rely more heavily on commercial funding.
Democratic Ohio of Senator George H. Pendleton offered legislation in 1880 to mandate that civil workers be chosen on the basis of merit as judged by an examination, but the proposal was unsuccessful.
To control and enhance the American civil service, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed. The Pendleton Act was created to remove the Spoils System, which had been adopted by presidential administrations as "custom and practice."
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