Executive Order 11887 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11887—Amending the Civil Service Rules to Except Certain Positions from the Career Service

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Tuesday, November 4, 1975

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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 Gerald R. Ford on 1975-11-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Civil Service Rules to Except Certain Positions from the Career Service." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the United States of America and Sections 3301 and 3302 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, Section 6.8 of Civil Service Rule VI is amended by adding "and in the Department of Commerce" after "Department of the Interior".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

386 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11887, Gerald R. Ford (Nov 4, 1975). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11887-amending-the-civil-service-rules-except-certain-positions-from-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the United States of America and Sections 3301 and 3302 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, Section 6.8 of Civil Service Rule VI is amended by adding "and in the Department of Commerce" after "Department of the Interior". GERALD R. FORD The White House, November 4, 1975.