By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 11041 of August 6, 1962, is hereby amended as follows: (1) By substituting for the preamble of the Order the following: "By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) and Section 301 of Title 3 of 395 the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: ". (2) By re-lettering subsection (c) of Section 101 as subsection (d) and by inserting immediately before that subsection the following: "(c) The functions of prescribing regulations and making determinations conferred upon the President by Section 5 (b) of the Act of August 24, 1965 (79 Stat. 551), are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State." (3) By substituting for Section 302 the following: "SEC. 302. Determination. Pursuant to Section 10 (d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in Sections 1 and 2 and with or without consideration as specified in Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11223 of May 12, 1965 (30 F.R. 6635), but, except as may be inappropriate, subject to limitations set forth in that order." SEC. 2. The provisions of this Order shall be deemed to have become effective as of August 24, 1965, except that Section 1(3) hereof shall be deemed to have become effective as of May 12, 1965. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House October 10, 1965
Executive Order 11250 🏛️✅ Zone 1: Maximum Authority Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation
Executive Order 11250—Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State
Executive Brief • At a Glance
⏱️ 1 min read (295 words) •
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🎯 Primary Mandate
Executive Order No. 11041 of August 6, 1962, is hereby amended as follows: (1) By substituting for the preamble of the Order the following: "By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) and Section 301 of Title 3 of 395 the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: ".
⚖️ Constitutional Footing
🏛️✅ Zone 1: Maximum Authority
Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
📜 10th Amend: Intergovernmental Federalism Cooperation
🏛️ Scope & Affected Sectors
Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis
Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 10, 1965, this order concerns Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State. Executive Order No. 11041 of August 6, 1962, is hereby amended as follows: (1) By substituting for the preamble of the Order the following: "By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) and Section 301 of Title 3 of 395 the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: ".
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
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Executive Order No. 11041 of August 6, 1962, is hereby amended as follows: (1) By substituting for the preamble of the Order the following: "By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) and Section 301 of Title 3 of 395 the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: ".
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By re-lettering subsection (c) of Section 101 as subsection (d) and by inserting immediately before that subsection the following: "(c) The functions of prescribing regulations and making determinations conferred upon the President by Section 5 (b) of the Act of August 24, 1965 (79 Stat. 551), are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State." (3) By substituting for Section 302 the following: "SEC. 302.
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Pursuant to Section 10 (d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in Sections 1 and 2 and with or without consideration as specified in Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11223 of May 12, 1965 (30 F.R. 6635), but, except as may be inappropriate, subject to limitations set forth in that order." SEC. 2.
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The provisions of this Order shall be deemed to have become effective as of August 24, 1965, except that Section 1(3) hereof shall be deemed to have become effective as of May 12, 1965.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Policy Areas & Topics
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The Framers' Constitutional Council
1787 PrismEvaluating this order against the constitutional debates of 1787 and the limits of Article II executive power.
🏛️✅ Zone 1 (Maximum Authority)
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"When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate."
— Justice Robert H. Jackson, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
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James Madison
Separation of Powers & Legislative Primacy
"The constitutional magistracy was designed not to invent policy, but to be the faithful instrument of the laws passed by the people's representatives." — Speech in the First Congress (1789)
Madison would approve the structural posture of this order. The President acts strictly in subordination to statutory authority granted under Article II, Section 3 ("take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"). The checks and balances hold firm because the policy origin remains with the legislature.
Madisonian Stance: Concurring (Statutory)
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Alexander Hamilton
The Energetic Executive & Unified Command
"A feeble Executive implies a feeble execution of the government; and a government ill executed, whatever it may be in theory, must be, in practice, a bad government." — Federalist No. 70 (1788)
Hamilton would view this directive as the natural and indispensable functioning of administrative leadership. Without the power to coordinate agencies, manage personnel, and resolve operational ambiguities, the modern presidency would be reduced to an impotent figurehead.
Hamiltonian Stance: Supportive of Execution
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George Mason
Bill of Rights, Due Process & 10th Amendment
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." — 10th Amendment to the US Constitution (1791)
Mason would scrutinize whether this federal directive intrudes into police powers, land stewardship, or municipal domains historically reserved to local citizens. The Anti-Federalist demand is that federal administration must never supplant state self-governance.
Anti-Federalist Stance: Eternal Vigilance Required
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Five Measurable "Constitutional Friction" Dimensions
An objective audit measuring potential separation-of-powers tension against the United States Constitution and established Supreme Court doctrine.
⚖️ Discretionary Twilight Zone
40 / 100 friction index
Dimension 1 • Art. I, §1 & §8
High Friction
Legislative Encroachment & Purse
Touches upon core congressional prerogatives: raises appropriations reallocation, tariff imposition, or statutory preemption questions.
Benchmark: Power of the purse, taxes/tariffs, and rule of law reserved to Congress.
Dimension 2 • Art. II, §1 & §3
Low Friction
Executive Scope & Faithfulness
Exercises standard supervisory executive authority to faithfully execute existing statutes.
Benchmark: Faithfully execute laws enacted by Congress vs. unilateral decree.
Dimension 3 • 10th Amendment
Moderate Friction
Federalism & State Sovereignty
Engages state and local partners in cooperative federalism programs.
Benchmark: Police powers and un-delegated responsibilities reserved to the States.
Dimension 4 • 5th & 14th Amendments
Low Friction
Due Process & Individual Rights
Focuses on internal governmental operations with no direct impairment of private rights or property.
Benchmark: Protection of private property, contracts, liberty, and procedural justice.
Dimension 5 • Separation of Powers
Low Friction
Youngstown Jacksonian Tier
The President operates strictly as the constitutional Chief Executive, carrying out policy established by Congress with strong statutory backing.
Benchmark: Express or Implied Congressional Authorization
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Audit Synthesis
This order operates within Justice Jackson’s Zone of Twilight, resting upon concurrent presidential authority or congressional silence.
Weighted composite: Art. I (25%), Art. II (25%), Federalism (15%), Due Process (15%), Youngstown (20%).
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How to read these dimensions: Executive power expands whenever an administration acts without explicit statutory authorization from Congress (Article I), touches upon police powers historically reserved to the states (Tenth Amendment), or limits private rights and property without judicial process. A low friction score indicates strict concordance with enacted law; a high friction score highlights orders testing the limits of presidential discretion.
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11,250 (Oct. 10, 1965), https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11250-administration-the-peace-corps-the-department-state.
