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The Pendleton Act or Civil Service Act established a system of Civil Service exams through which government jobs were to be filled on the basis of qualifications, not party affiliation. This came to be known as the Merit System.
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By 1904, campaign finance reform had been gathering steam for several years. Many state legislatures enacted campaign finance legislation, such as those requiring disclosure of contributions, and expenditures.
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The first federal campaign finance legislation was now on the books. However, the laws were ineffective and with rare exceptions, Attorneys General simply did not enforce the law.
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Civil servants are not allowed to engage in political activities while performing their duties.
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This act abolished the United States Civil Service Commission and created the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.