The merit system ________ hiring decisions and made it ___________ to fire civil servants without cause.

Question:- The merit system ________ hiring decisions and made it ___________ to fire civil servants without cause.

Answer

The merit system of the civil service was the foundation where a decision to hire was made, and one could be removed from their civil service position only with cause.

The Merit system was a reform, which was introduced in the last part of the 19th century, to make sure that the civil servants would be employed and promoted on the basis of merit and competence instead of cronyism. It built competitive examinations and set standardized measures for assessing applicants. Furthermore, the principle of merit system made it difficult to remove civil servants unless there were proper reasons and valid grounds as it protected them from arbitrary dismissals because of personal or even political reasons