The Pendleton Act protected federal employees from being fired for failure to make political contributions and actually forbade political campaign contributions by certain employees.

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The Pendleton Act, also known as the Civil Service Reform Act, was passed in 1883 with the goal of ending the spoils system and establishing a merit-based system for hiring and promoting federal employees. One of its provisions specifically prohibited federal employees from being fired or demoted for not making political contributions, and another provision forbade certain employees, such as civil service examiners and employees of the Mint and Custom Houses, from participating in political campaigns or making political donations.

The Pendleton Act Protected Federal Employees from Being Fired for Failure