Executive Order 10646 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10646—Designating the Secretary of Defense To Coordinate and Facilitate Actions Required To Discharge Federal Responsibilities Under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955

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Tuesday, November 22, 1955

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1 min read (125 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-11-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of Defense To Coordinate and Facilitate Actions Required To Discharge Federal Responsibilities Under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 585), and as President' of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ The Secretary of Defense is hereby designated as the official to coordinate and facilitate such actions as may be required to discharge Federal responsibilities under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955.

▪ In order to effectuate the purposes of the said act, the Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to delegate any or all of the functions, responsibilities, powers, authority, or discretion devolving upon him in consequence of this order to any person or persons within the Department of Defense.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

125

752 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10646, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Nov 22, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10646-designating-the-secretary-defense-coordinate-and-facilitate-actions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 201 of the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 585), and as President' of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The Secretary of Defense is hereby designated as the official to coordinate and facilitate such actions as may be required to discharge Federal responsibilities under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955. 2. In order to effectuate the purposes of the said act, the Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to delegate any or all of the functions, responsibilities, powers, authority, or discretion devolving upon him in consequence of this order to any person or persons within the Department of Defense. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, November 22, 1955.