Rogers Act

Okay, so the Rogers Act is like when you are playing a game and someone says, "Okay, it's my turn now," and you have to give them the thing you were playing with. In the same way, the Rogers Act was a law that said the government had to give things it was using to do its job to a special organization called the Civil Service Commission. This meant that people who worked for the government couldn't use their jobs to help their friends or family, because they had to follow rules and be fair to everyone. It was like a big game where everyone had to play by the same rules so it would be fair for everyone.