Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-12-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "International Trade Functions." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on International Trade Functions.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
112
678 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12175, Jimmy Carter (Dec 7, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12175-international-trade-functions.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
REORGANIZATION OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 9 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 (transmitted to the Congress on September 25, 1979), the time period prescribed by Section 906 of Title S of the United States Code having elapsed without the adoption of a resolution of disapproval by either House of Congress, it is hereby ordered that Section 2(b)(1) of that Plan, establishing the Office of Deputy Secretary of Commerce, is effective immediately. JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 7, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11: 47 a.m., December 7, 1979]
