WRITE A CONCLUSION FROM THIS QUESTION. Give one example of how life changed for the better and how it changed for the worse for workers in America's cities in the late nineteenth century. Compare life in late nineteenth century cities to life in modern-day cities. You do not need to consider all aspects of modern city life; focus on an aspect that interests you. FROM THIS The Civil Service System and Its Origins, The idea that government workers should actually be able to do what they are hired to do is not a new one. Long before the last millennium began, the Chinese had adopted a system of civil service. Those who wished to be employed by the government had to pass a series of intense tests to prove they would be capable of their jobs. Gilded Age politicians did not understand the importance of such a system until a president was gunned down. The Spoils System was also a congressional problem. After each election there was a line of office seekers who expected a position. The federal payroll tripled from 50,000 to 160,000 between the 1880s and 1890s. Effortss to dismantle the spoils system seemed futile but were nevertheless