Name ____________________________________ Period _____

Mr. Montoya

Gilded Age Government Worksheet

Pendleton Act

1. Which president’s assassination prompted the passing of the Pendleton Act?

2. How were government jobs going to be awarded under the new law?

3. How were government employees going to be selected?

4. The act also made it illegal to fire employees on what basis?

5. How did the first president appoint most jobs?

6. Where does the term “spoils system” come from?

7. How were presidents treated by job seekers?

8. How many federal employees existed in the 1880s?

9. How many federal employees exist in the present day?