What event spurred passage of the civil service reform act of 1883

The assassination of President James A. Garfield    

Explanation:

After the assassination of President A. Garfield on September 19, 1881 by disgruntled job seekers, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed by congress in 1883. The Act provides that federal government job seekers should be subjected to competitive exams and selections for employment made based merit, the law also prohibits the firing of an employee based on political reasons. The Act was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur.

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the assassination of president lincoln was just one part of a larger plot to decapitate the federal government of the u.s. after the civil war. the first reaction to lincoln’s death was disbelief. then it quickly changed to grief. abraham lincoln’s death created an outpouring of grief from citizens in both the north and the south.

explanation:

lincoln was the first u.s. president to be assassinated. president abraham lincoln, america’s civil war leader, was assassinated just five days after confederate general robert e. lee surrendered his army at appomattox court house, ending the four-year war between the states. on the evening of april 14, 1865, lincoln was attending a performance of our american cousin at ford’s theatre in washington, d.c. john wilkes booth – a 26-year old actor, confederate sympathizer, and white supremacist – slipped into the presidential box and shot lincoln in the head. john wilkes booth and his conspirators had initially planned to kidnap lincoln to save the confederate states. but as the confederacy faltered, booth’s thoughts turned to murder. booth may have decided to act on his hatred after lincoln endorsed giving the right to vote to african-american men who had served in the union army.