Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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Tuesday, November 24, 1891

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1 min read (42 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 Benjamin Harrison on 1891-11-24, 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

▪ I is hereby amended so as to include among the places excepted from examination the following: In the Department of the Treasury, in the Bureau of Statistics: One confidential clerk to the Chief of the Bureau.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

254 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

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," Benjamin Harrison (Nov 24, 1891). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-56.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Special Departmental Rule No. I is hereby amended so as to include among the places excepted from examination the following: In the Department of the Treasury, in the Bureau of Statistics: One confidential clerk to the Chief of the Bureau. BENJ. HARRISON