Author Question: In 1883 Congress passed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. The act instituted a system of ... (Read 140 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

In 1883 Congress passed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. The act instituted a system of hiring federal employees based on qualifications such as experience, education, and standardized testing. This procedure is referred to as

a. patronage.
b. partisanship.
c. the merit system.
d. field screening.
e. managerial discretion.

Question 2

Prior to about 1900, political parties would recruit campaign workers based on the promise of a good federal job with an electoral victory. Such a system of employee management is referred to as

a. civil service.
b. patronage.
c. employment security.
d. employee deregulation.
e. managed labor.