Executive Order 7746 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7746—Amending Paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

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Saturday, November 20, 1937

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1 min read (158 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 1937-11-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ 404), it is ordered that paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the civil service rules be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "7.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

158

941 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7746, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 20, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7746-amending-paragraph-7-subdivision-i-schedule-the-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 paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404), it is ordered that paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the civil service rules be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "7. Any person employed in a foreign country, or in the Virgin Islands, or in any island possession of the United States in the Pacific Ocean except the Hawaiian Islands, or United States citizens employed in a confidential capacity in the Philippine Islands, when in the opinion of the Civil Service Commission it is not practicable to treat the position involved as in the competitive classified service; but this paragraph shall not apply to any person employed in a foreign country contiguous to the United States in the service of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Labor." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 20, 1937.