Executive Order 8940 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8940—Amending Section 2 of Executive Order No. 8833 Dated July 26, 1941

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Friday, November 14, 1941

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1 min read (172 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 1941-11-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Section 2 of Executive Order No. 8833 Dated July 26, 1941." 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

▪ 8833 of July 26, 1941, entitled "Authorizing Certain Employees of the Government to Acquire a Classified Status and Permitting Certain Positions to be Filled by Promotion, Transfer, or Assignment of Certain Employees" is hereby amended to read as follows: "Any position which is covered into the classified service by section 1 of the said Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

172

988 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8940, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 14, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8940-amending-section-2-executive-order-no-8833-dated-july-26-1941.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, the first sentence of section 2 of Executive Order No. 8833 of July 26, 1941, entitled "Authorizing Certain Employees of the Government to Acquire a Classified Status and Permitting Certain Positions to be Filled by Promotion, Transfer, or Assignment of Certain Employees" is hereby amended to read as follows: "Any position which is covered into the classified service by section 1 of the said Executive Order No. 8743 or which is now in the classified service, and which becomes vacant on or after July 1, 1941, may be filled by the promotion, transfer, or assignment of any qualified employee (1) who is the incumbent of a position which is covered into the classified service by section 1 of the said Executive Order No. 8743, or (2) to whom section 1 of this order is applicable." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 14, 1941.