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Government ethics concerns in the United States were first addressed by Congress in 1853.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49">{{cite journal |last1=Davies|first1=Mark|last2=Leventhal|first2=Steven|last3=Mullaney|first3=Thomas|date=Fall 2003|title=An Abbreviated History of Government Ethics Laws—Part II|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/downloads/pdf2/municipal_ethics_laws_ny_state/history_govt_ethicslaws_davies_pt2.pdf|journal=Municipal Lawyer|publisher=New York State Bar Association|volume=27|issue=3|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite act |type=Act|date=26 February 1853|index=10 Stat. 170 (1853)|legislature=United States Congress|title=An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/32nd-congress/session-2/c32s2ch81.pdf|language=en}}</ref> The act, entitled "An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States," made it a misdemeanor for "any officer of the United States" or "any Senator or Representative in Congress" to assist in or prosecute "any claim against the United States." | Government ethics concerns in the United States were first addressed by Congress in 1853.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49">{{cite journal |last1=Davies|first1=Mark|last2=Leventhal|first2=Steven|last3=Mullaney|first3=Thomas|date=Fall 2003|title=An Abbreviated History of Government Ethics Laws—Part II|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/downloads/pdf2/municipal_ethics_laws_ny_state/history_govt_ethicslaws_davies_pt2.pdf|journal=Municipal Lawyer|publisher=New York State Bar Association|volume=27|issue=3|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite act |type=Act|date=26 February 1853|index=10 Stat. 170 (1853)|legislature=United States Congress|title=An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/32nd-congress/session-2/c32s2ch81.pdf|language=en}}</ref> The act, entitled "An Act to prevent Frauds upon the Treasury of the United States," made it a misdemeanor for "any officer of the United States" or "any Senator or Representative in Congress" to assist in or prosecute "any claim against the United States." | ||
Ethics concerns continued to obtain during the Civil War.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | Ethics concerns continued to obtain during the Civil War.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> Theodore Roosevelt, prior to becoming [[Vice-President]], served as United States Civil Service Commissioner under President [[Benjamin Harrison]]. He drew on this experience to help create the modern merit system (now exemplified by the [[United States Merit Systems Protection Board]]) for federal employees, as President.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> This, in turn, led to further developments, including the focus on ethics in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural speech. | ||
Following Watergate, Congress passed the [[Ethics in Government Act of 1978]] as an attempt to curb the ongoing issues with Ethics in Government.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | Following Watergate, Congress passed the [[Ethics in Government Act of 1978]] as an attempt to curb the ongoing issues with Ethics in Government.<ref name="27MunicipalLawyer49" /> | ||