PRESIDENTS ROLES

Question 1

civil service reform

Answer 1

originally office holders were selected on the bias of loyalty, not administrative.
instead of giving roles to supporters, roothold Hayes wanted to award them by merit according to examinations that all applicants would take.

Question 2

railroad strike of 1877

Answer 2

in order to make up for financial losses from the great panic of 1973, railroad company’s cut their employees wages several times in 1877, leading to a strike of railway workers. Hayes was prepared to send federal troops, especially into areas in New York and Baltimore, who feared possible ideas

Question 3

Rutherford B Hayes

Answer 3

republican, only served one term 1877-1880

Question 4

James Garfield

Answer 4

republican. in office from 1880-84 , supported by half breeds.
strengthened feudal authority over the New York custom house. forced reignitions of one of the ring leaders of the star routes Thomas Grady.

Question 5

Chester Arthur

Answer 5

Continued civil services reform through the Pendleton act of 1883, the first law intended to begin the professional handling of civil service. He pushed for the act and marked the beginning of the spoil system, the Pendleton act called for the merit system for promotions within thr service.
The Pendleton act covered 14,000 federal officers originally but the list could be extended by future presidents in order to protect their own appointments, the act also made is to that party’s had to increasing rely on business for campaign contributions

Question 6

Grover Cleveland

Answer 6

Democrat, first president to do 1 term and then come back and do another term years later.
He was determined to have a honest and economic government, he refused to sanction expensive river and harbour bills.
Cleveland scrutinised the private pension bill in 1877
Replaced 2/3 of office holders with democrats, was against regulation of big business