Executive Order 9452 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9452—Authorizing the Secretary of State to Prescribe Regulations and Issue Orders and Instructions Relating to the Foreign Service of the United States

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Monday, June 26, 1944

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1 min read (205 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 1944-06-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of State to Prescribe Regulations and Issue Orders and Instructions Relating to the Foreign Service of the United States." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The Secretary of State is authorized to prescribe the form and the manner of publication of all regulations, orders, and instructions prescribed or issued under authority of this order; but this paragraph shall not be construed to affect the legal requirements relating to publication in the Federal Register .

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

205

1,237 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9452, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 26, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9452-authorizing-the-secretary-state-prescribe-regulations-and-issue.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 202 and 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 156; U.S.C., title 22, sec. 132), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Secretary of State is authorized to prescribe such regulations and issue such orders and instructions, not inconsistent with the Constitution, any law of the United States, or any executive order or proclamation, relating to the duties of officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States and the transaction of their business, as he may deem conducive to the public interest: Provided, however, that the authority granted by this order shall not be exercised in any case in which the President is specifically authorized by law to prescribe regulations with respect to a particular subject. 2. The Secretary of State is authorized to prescribe the form and the manner of publication of all regulations, orders, and instructions prescribed or issued under authority of this order; but this paragraph shall not be construed to affect the legal requirements relating to publication in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 26, 1944.