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09/08 Bellringer 5+ sentenceshttp://ghhsah2.com/bellringers
In 1883, the government passed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act which requires all government workers to be qualified for the positions for which they are hired. Some positions even require applicants pass a written skills test.
What are some possible benefits of requiring government workers to be qualified for the job he/she is given?
Pullman Strike Articles
•Quickly explain the main points of each article. What was happening (according to the article)? •How are the strikers described?•Does one of the two newspapers appear to support
the workers? If so, which one?•What words or phrases from the articles lead you to
these conclusions?
Many city governments were run by political machinesGroups of local (city, county) politicians
controlled by a boss
Citizens voted for certain politicians based on
political bribery
Machines controlled city jobs, business licenses, building
projects
The most notorious urban political machine was New York’s Tammany Hall led by
Boss TweedThe “Tweed Ring” defrauded
NYC of millions of dollars until it was exposed by reporter Thomas Nast
Many politicians used fraud to win elections, used their influence for personal gain (graft), or
took bribesThey were often corrupt
Government positions were appointed as rewards for loyalty to a political party (called patronage or
spoils system)Pendleton Civil Service
Reform Act (1883) created merit-based
exams for most federal government jobs