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The Pendleton Act
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The Pendleton Act of 1883 began the merit-based civil service: political firings barred, competence exams required, and a Civil Service Commission created to enforce both.
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Congress acted after President Garfield was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker.
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Reform arrived by catastrophe — the catalyst is part of the history.