Executive Order 7661 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7661—Amendment of Subdivision XI, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules

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Saturday, July 17, 1937

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1 min read (151 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 1937-07-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Subdivision XI, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ 403, 404), Subdivision XI, Schedule B, of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "3.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

151

938 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7661, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 17, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7661-amendment-subdivision-xi-schedule-b-civil-service-rules.

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 provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), Subdivision XI, Schedule B, of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "3. Classified positions in the field service of the Navy Department and the Marine Corps when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers, subject to the approval of the Commission." This order will permit unskilled laborers appointed from the unclassified laborer register to advance upon noncompetitive examination to classified positions in the field service of the Navy and Marine Corps, but such promotion will not accord to such employees a classified status nor render them eligible for transfer to classified positions in other branches of the Federal service. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 17, 1937.