Executive Order 5901 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5901—Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision IX, of the Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, August 18, 1932

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1 min read (88 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 Herbert Hoover on 1932-08-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision IX, of the Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ Schedule A, Subdivision IX, Department of Agriculture, is hereby amended in paragraph 6, to except from the requirement of examination one assistant instead of two, in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, by changing the phraseology of paragraph 6, to read as follows: 6.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

541 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5901, Herbert Hoover (Aug 18, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5901-amendment-schedule-subdivision-ix-the-civil-service-rules.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Schedule A, Subdivision IX, Department of Agriculture, is hereby amended in paragraph 6, to except from the requirement of examination one assistant instead of two, in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, by changing the phraseology of paragraph 6, to read as follows: 6. One assistant to the Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. The effect of this amendment will be to include the position of one assistant with its incumbent in the classified competitive service. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 18, 1932.