Executive Order 8377 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8377—Amending Executive Order No. 8356 Entitled "Rules of Precedence Relating to Foreign Service Officers and Other Officers of the United States Government"
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-03-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 8356 Entitled "Rules of Precedence Relating to Foreign Service Officers and Other Officers of the United States Government"." 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
▪§ 132), it is ordered that Executive Order No.
▪8356, of March 2, 1940, entitled "Rules of Precedence Relating to Foreign Service Officers and Other Officers of the United States Government," be, and it is hereby, amended by the substitution of the word "Foreign" for the word "Federal" in section 5 thereof.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
85
490 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8377, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 18, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8377-amending-executive-order-no-8356-entitled-rules-precedence-relating.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. § 132), it is ordered that Executive Order No. 8356, of March 2, 1940, entitled "Rules of Precedence Relating to Foreign Service Officers and Other Officers of the United States Government," be, and it is hereby, amended by the substitution of the word "Foreign" for the word "Federal" in section 5 thereof. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 18, 1940.
