Executive Order 7717 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7717—Amending Executive Order No. 7677-A, of July 26, 1937, Entitled "Civilian Conservation Corps"

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Wednesday, September 29, 1937

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1 min read (152 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 1937-09-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 7677-A, of July 26, 1937, Entitled "Civilian Conservation Corps"." 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

▪ 7677-A dated July 26, 1937, is hereby amended to read as follows: "3.

▪ Each of the said Secretaries and the said Administrator shall appoint a representative who shall, upon request of the Director, confer with him and under his direction aid him in prosecuting effectively the purposes contemplated by the said Act." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 29, 1937.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

152

917 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7717, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 29, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7717-amending-executive-order-no-7677-july-26-1937-entitled-civilian.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps, and for other purposes" approved June 28, 1937 (Public No. 163, 75th Congress), Paragraph No. 3 of Executive Order No. 7677-A dated July 26, 1937, is hereby amended to read as follows: "3. The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs are requested to cooperate with the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps in carrying out the purposes of the said Act of June 28, 1937. Each of the said Secretaries and the said Administrator shall appoint a representative who shall, upon request of the Director, confer with him and under his direction aid him in prosecuting effectively the purposes contemplated by the said Act." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 29, 1937.