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State Service

New York State Freedom Train


New York State’s Civil Service Law was passed on May 4, 1883, making it the first state in the nation to have a law promoting a civil service system within the government. The Law continued to see support, as seen in a 1931 response written by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, who noted that holding open competitive examinations “makes for better efficiency and effort within the service.”

An Act to Regulate and Improve Civil Service in New York State
An Act to
Regulate and Improve
the Civil Service of the State of New York
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Advocates Open Competitive Civil Service Examinations
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Advocates Open Competitive Civil Service Examinations
Roll of Delegates to the 1821 Constitutional Convention
Roll of Delegates
to the 1821
Constitutional Convention

 

 

Roll of Delegates to the 1846 Constitutional Convention
Roll of Delegates
to the 1846
Constitutional Convention

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Learning Activities

Freedom of Self-Development: State Service

Freedom of Self-Development: State Service