Bell Ringer Assignment

• According to James Pfiffner, how do you create competency in a large scale system?
• Explain the creation of the spoils system in the United States. What issues arose from this system?
• Describe President James Garfield’s views on the spoils system.
• How many government offices turned over regularly at this time?
• What was Teddy Roosevelt’s perspective on the spoils system?
• What were the main principles of the Pendleton Act of 1883 that created the merit system?
• How do the number of political appointees in the U.S. compare to those in other countries?
• Explain the positive and negative aspects of having a high number of political appointees.
• What has happened to the number of political appointees the last half century? Explain why.