Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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Wednesday, January 29, 1890

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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 1890-01-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments 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

▪ Section I of Postal Rule II is hereby amended by adding to the subjects of the clerk examination the following: "Reading addresses and physical tests;" and to the subjects of carrier examination the following: "Reading addresses." Approved, January 29, 1890.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

274 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules," Benjamin Harrison (Jan 29, 1890). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-24.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Section I of Postal Rule II is hereby amended by adding to the subjects of the clerk examination the following: "Reading addresses and physical tests;" and to the subjects of carrier examination the following: "Reading addresses." Approved, January 29, 1890. BENJ. HARRISON.