Civil Service Reform aimed to replace political patronage with merit-based recruitment in government jobs, exemplified by the Pendleton Act of 1883.
Civil Service Reform was the effort to replace patronage with merit-based recruitment in government jobs during the late 19th to early 20th century. This reform was exemplified by the Pendleton Act of 1883, also known as the Civil Service Reform Act, which created the Civil Service Commission to ensure jobs were awarded based on merit through competitive examinations.
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