The ________ Act was passed partly as a memorial to the memory of President James Garfield,who was assassinated in 1881.

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed in 1883 as a response to the assassination of President James Garfield, who was killed by a disgruntled job seeker. The act created a merit-based system for hiring and promoting government employees, rather than the previous system of political patronage. This act was one of the first steps towards creating a professionalized civil service in the United States.

The ________ Act Was Passed Partly as a Memorial to the Memory