21.+Chester+Alan+Arthur

== __Background Information:__ Known for his side burns and clean chin, Chester Alan Arthur was born October 5, 1829 in Fairfield Virginia. He graduated for Union College and shortly after became a lawyer in New York. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was president September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885. He died, November 11th 1886, one year after his presidency due to fatal kidney disease. == 

=== __Edmunds Act of 1882__: In 1882, Arthur signed the Edumunds Act. This restricted the use of polygamy Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse. The Act become a big controversy with the Mormon church. It was a felony and punishable with up to 500 dollars and 5 years in jail. This also prevented them from voting and taking political positions. Many men were imprisoned because of this. Women were not due to they were seen as the victims. Some were jailed however to refusal to testify. ===

== __ Federal Immigration/Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 __ : This law denied citizenship the Chinese for 20 years. It also made it illegal to be a Chinese Immigration worker. The Federal Immigration Act restricted citizenship to paupers, the mentally ill, and criminals. Upon arriving in U.S Ports immigrants would have to pay a 50 cent tax. ==

== __The Pendleton Act:__ It was passed in response to the death of President Garfield. This established exams to test future employees based on merit. It produced a bipartisan Civil Service Commission that would create these exams. It was then illegal to fire employees based on political reasons. ==

== __Tariff Act of 1883:__ The tariff caused much tension between the political parties. The tariff was much too high on imports. Therefore Arthur hired a commission to provide advice on what items should be lowered and by how much. Some products had multiple tariffs, some were raised, and some were lowered. Congress was a main supporter of the tariff act. Arthur did not so much, but he thought it was necessary. == ==

== == Most Significant President : Chester Alan Arthur dealt with many obstacles through his 4 year presidency. He tried his to please both the people and Congress. He dealt with multiple foreign and domestic problems yet still maintained a stable country. He kept things in order and not let things get out of hand. This concludes why he's the most significant president in history. ==