Executive Order 7363 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7363—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, Withdrawing All Public Land in Certain States

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Wednesday, May 6, 1936

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1 min read (141 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 1936-05-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, Withdrawing All Public Land in Certain States." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch.

▪ 497, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 6964 of February 5, 1935, withdrawing all public land in certain States, be and it is hereby, amended so as to permit, subject to valid existing rights, the exchange under section 8, the sale under section 14, and the leasing under section 15 of the act of June 28, 1934, ch.

▪ 1269, of any lands covered by the said order which the Secretary of the Interior shall determine to be properly subject to such exchange, sale, or lease and not needed for any public purpose.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

141

744 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7363, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 6, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7363-amendment-executive-order-no-6964-february-5-1935-withdrawing-all.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, withdrawing all public land in certain States, be and it is hereby, amended so as to permit, subject to valid existing rights, the exchange under section 8, the sale under section 14, and the leasing under section 15 of the act of June 28, 1934, ch. 865, 48 Stat. 1269, of any lands covered by the said order which the Secretary of the Interior shall determine to be properly subject to such exchange, sale, or lease and not needed for any public purpose. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, May 6, 1936.