Executive Order 8445 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8445—Amending Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, Relating to Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, Relating to Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States." 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 Amending Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, Relating to Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
165
943 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8445, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 15, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8445-amending-executive-order-no-8135-may-15-1939-relating-appeals-from.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7(4) of the act of March 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 456, 461 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 1237), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 8135 of May 15, 1939, governing appeals from decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States, is hereby amended (1) by substituting for the words "within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed from" appearing at the end of section 1 the words "within thirty days from the date on which a copy of the decision appealed from is received by the party presenting the appeal," (2) by substituting for the words "Bureau of Insular Affairs" appearing in section 4 the words "Division of Territories and Island Possessions," and (3) by substituting for the words "Secretary of War" appearing in sections 4 and 5 the words "Secretary of the Interior". FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 15, 1940.
