Chester A. Arthur

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What impact did the "Spoils System" have on Chester A. Arthur's presidency?

Initially a beneficiary of the "Spoils System," Chester A. Arthur became a reformer who worked to dismantle it. His support for civil service reform through the Pendleton Act marked a shift away from the practice of awarding government jobs based on political connections.