Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, September 5, 1895

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1 min read (26 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 Grover Cleveland on 1895-09-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendment of Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ Special Departmental Rule I is hereby amended by striking out from the list of places excepted from examination in all the Departments "bookbinders." Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

177 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Sep 5, 1895). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-11.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Special Departmental Rule I is hereby amended by striking out from the list of places excepted from examination in all the Departments "bookbinders." Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.