What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

什么是《彭德尔顿公务员法》？

In 1883, he signed what was called the Pendleton Civil Service Act.

1883 年，他签署了所谓的《彭德尔顿公务员法》。

Most Americans were happy with this new Civil Service Act, although Chester Arthur's political friends were not.

大多数美国人对这项新的公务员法感到满意，尽管切斯特·亚瑟的政界朋友并不满意。

He did do some important things, especially when it came to the Civil Service Act, that are still important in today's government.

他确实做了一些重要的事情， 尤其是在涉及公务员法时，这在今天的政府中仍然很重要。

Even the Civil Service Act of 1883, wrung from a reluctant Congress two years after the assassination of Garfield, made little change for a long time.

即使是1883年的《公务员法》，在加菲尔德遇刺两年后， 不情愿的国会制定， 在很长一段时间内也几乎没有改变。

The Civil Service Act said that people who are given jobs in the government must be given those jobs because they were able to do them and not because they were friends with politicians.

《公务员法》规定，在政府中获得工作的人必须获得这些工作，因为他们有能力胜任这些工作，而不是因为他们是政客的朋友。