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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

Friday, May 24, 1895
1 min read (50 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 1895-05-24, 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

1, clause 3, is hereby amended by adding to the places excepted from examination in the Department of the Interior the following: In the Bureau of Education: Specialist in foreign educational systems and specialist in education as a preventive of pauperism and crime.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
50
325 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.3
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 (May 24, 1895). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-36.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)