Executive Order 9367 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9367—Prohibiting, With Certain Exceptions, Instruction of Applicants for Civil Service and Foreign Service Examinations by Officers or Employees of the Government

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Wednesday, August 4, 1943

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2 min read (303 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 1943-08-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prohibiting, With Certain Exceptions, Instruction of Applicants for Civil Service and Foreign Service Examinations by Officers or Employees of the Government." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Violation of the provisions of this order by any officer or employee of the Government shall be considered sufficient cause for removal from the service.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

303

1,780 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9367, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 4, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9367-prohibiting-with-certain-exceptions-instruction-applicants-for-civil.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), and as President of. the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. No officer or employee of the Government shall directly or indirectly instruct or be concerned in any manner in the instruction of any person or classes of persons with a view to their special preparation for the examinations of the United States Civil Service Commission or the examinations of the Boards of Examiners for the Foreign Service of the Department of State: Provided , That this order shall not be construed to prevent any agency of the Government from utilizing Government facilities and the services of Federal officers and employees whenever such facilities or services may be necessary or useful in carrying out the duties imposed upon such agency by law in the training and testing of disabled members or former members of the armed forces of the United States or in the conduct of educational or training programs which are open exclusively to members or former members of the armed forces: Provided further , That due credit in civil service examinations shall be given by the Civil Service Commission to any member or former member of the armed forces of the United States who has satisfactorily completed any such educational or training program conducted by a Government agency. 2. Violation of the provisions of this order by any officer or employee of the Government shall be considered sufficient cause for removal from the service. 3. This order supersedes Executive Orders No. 359 of October 13, 1905, No. 1277 of December 23, 1910, No. 3088 of May 17, 1919, and No. 3215 of January 13, 1920. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 4, 1943.