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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-06-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Schedule A of the Civil-Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪Schedule A of the civil-service rules, Subdivision II—State Department, paragraph 2, is hereby amended to read: "Assistants to the Legal Adviser" HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 24, 1931.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
29
192 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5657, Herbert Hoover (Jun 24, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5657-amending-schedule-the-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Schedule A of the civil-service rules, Subdivision II—State Department, paragraph 2, is hereby amended to read: "Assistants to the Legal Adviser" HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 24, 1931.
