Executive Order 6690 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6690—Deferring Effective Date of Executive Order No. 6614, of February 26, 1934

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Wednesday, April 25, 1934

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1 min read (66 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-04-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Deferring Effective Date of Executive Order No. 6614, of February 26, 1934." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 6614, of February 26, 1934, transferring the functions of the War Department pertaining to national cemeteries and memorials in Europe to the American Battle Monuments Commission, it is ordered that the effective date of the said Executive order be, and it is hereby, deferred until May 21, 1934.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

405 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6690, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 25, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6690-deferring-effective-date-executive-order-no-6614-february-26-1934.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 6614, of February 26, 1934, transferring the functions of the War Department pertaining to national cemeteries and memorials in Europe to the American Battle Monuments Commission, it is ordered that the effective date of the said Executive order be, and it is hereby, deferred until May 21, 1934. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 25, 1934.