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 1937-08-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 3206 of December 30, 1919, as Amended, Creating the Federal Board of Surveys and Maps." 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
▪3206 of December 30, 1919, as amended, creating the Federal Board of Surveys and Maps, is hereby further amended by adding the Division of Maps and Charts, The National Archives, to the list of organizations entitled to membership on the said Board.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
71
415 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7688, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 10, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7688-amendment-executive-order-no-3206-december-30-1919-amended-creating.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 3206 of December 30, 1919, as amended, creating the Federal Board of Surveys and Maps, is hereby further amended by adding the Division of Maps and Charts, The National Archives, to the list of organizations entitled to membership on the said Board. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 10, 1937.
