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Chester Arthur

Chester Arthur was a republican and President Garfield's vice president. On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot, making Arthur president. Befor this, however, he had urged Congress to start reforming the spoils system. He was able to obtain support from congress to create the introduced the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883, a law in which applicants take to find out which jobs they are able to do.

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