Executive Order 11661 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11661—Relating to Facilitating Coordination of Federal Education Programs

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Friday, March 24, 1972

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1 min read (70 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 Richard Nixon on 1972-03-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Facilitating Coordination of Federal Education Programs." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11260 of December 11, 1965, which amended Executive Order No.

▪ 11185, of October 16, 1964, relating to facilitating coordination of Federal education programs, is hereby revoked, and Executive Order No.

▪ 11185 shall, until otherwise provided, be deemed to be in effect as originally issued.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

433 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11661, Richard Nixon (Mar 24, 1972). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11661-relating-facilitating-coordination-federal-education-programs.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as the President of the United States, Executive Order No. 11260 of December 11, 1965, which amended Executive Order No. 11185, of October 16, 1964, relating to facilitating coordination of Federal education programs, is hereby revoked, and Executive Order No. 11185 shall, until otherwise provided, be deemed to be in effect as originally issued. RICHARD NIXON The White House, March 24, 1972