Executive Order 7920 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7920—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Irene M. Mori to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-06-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Irene M. Mori to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to the 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Irene M. Mori to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
109
632 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7920, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 29, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7920-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-irene-m-mori-position-the-classified.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Irene M. Mori may be appointed to an appropriate position in the classified service of the Government without compliance with the requirements of the civil service rules. Mrs. Mori is the widow of Alfred H. Mori, who had long and meritorious service in the War Department and who died on December 18, 1937, leaving his widow and two children without adequate means of support. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 29, 1938.
