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===Civil Service Act===
===Civil Service Act===
:{{Main article|Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act}}
:{{Main article|Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act}}
The experience of Reconstruction among Democrats, and inexperience and incompetence among Republicans led to a general consensus to reform the spoils system. Democrats leaped at the prospect of controlling government offices without winning elections through a so-called "professional career bureaucracy."
The experience of Reconstruction among Democrats, and inexperience and incompetence among Republicans led to a general consensus to reform the spoils system. Democrats leaped at the prospect of controlling government offices without winning elections through a so-called "professional career bureaucracy." It seemed like a logical, "[[Progressive era|progressive]]" reform.
===New Deal===
===New Deal===