Presidents from 1877-93: Arthur (1881-85) Flashcards
What did Arthur continue to try and do which Hayes and Garfield had also been trying to do
Reform the Civil Service Spoils System
Name a law which Arthur passed which helped to reform the Civil Service and the year it happened
1883 Pendleton Act
What 2 things did the 1883 Pendleton Act do?
Created the first Civil Service Commission and also a merit system for promotions
What did the Immigration Act not focussing on banning Chinese Immigration ban?
Banned criminals or mentally ill people from coming to America
What Immigration exclusion Act was created against the Chinese? What year?
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
What did the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act originally propose?
Ban Chinese Immigration for 20 years and make it so all Chinese citizens in the USA are no longer legally recognized as citizens
What did Arthur do with the original 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act?
He vetoed it and made it so that they would only be excluded for 10 years
What was a limitation with the Chinese Exclusion Act?
When the 10 years was up in 1892, it was renewed to last another 10 years.
What Tariff Act did Arthur implement? What year?
1883 Tariff Act
What was the impact of the Tariff Act of 1883?
It reduced tariffs down by an average of 1.47%
What was a division between Arthur and Congress in terms of with Immigration Acts?
Congress likely did not like the fact that Arthur vetoed the original Chinese Exclusion Act
What was a division between Arthur and Congress in terms of with trying to reduce tariffs?
Congress rose more tariffs than ones they reduced.
What could possibly be significant about Congress continuing to raise tariffs despite Arthur not wanting this?
Could show that parts of congress were continuing to try and implement corruption in to the way they worked.
What is the result of a collection of Civil Rights Court Cases in 1883?
The Court ruled that Segregation was legal in The South as long as facilities were equal and stayed equal
What was a limitation of the facilities for African Americans in segregation staying equal?
They would not be checked up on to be equal for decades
