PENDLETON ACT

Pendleton Act

Causes and Effects Of the Pendleton Act

Introduction

Pendleton Act is a federal government's central civil service law. It was passed on 16 January 1883. It was sponsored by Sen. George H. Pendleton of Ohio, written by Dorman B. Eaton, and forced through Congress by public attitude. When a disappointed job seeker assassinated President James Garfield in 1881, the nation's appetite for such administrative practices began to dampen. This paper discusses Pendleton Act and its causes and effects.

Discussion

In American history, Pendleton Act was a ground-breaking civil service reform bill. It was planned to restrain the power of benefaction used ...