TOW (& Answer)...

This week’s question was what is the Pendleton Act? 

The Pendleton Act was an act mandating that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit.  It was passed in 1883 and signed into law by Chester A. Arthur, who was President because a “disgruntled” job seeker had assassinated President Garfield.

The question (and answer) were taken from page 118 of Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives. The book was published by Oxford University Press in 2003