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Official portrait of James A. Garfield
20th President
Republican Terms: 1881-1881

James A. Garfield

Orders Tracked
2
Avg Words / Order
64
Avg Read Time
~1 min
Avg Sentiment
+0.02

⚖️ Constitutional Alignment & Sentiment

Evaluated strictly through the U.S. Constitution (Articles I–VII) & Amendments from an Early Statesman's prism

2 Scored
0 (0%)
Constitutional Fidelity
Art. II §3 faithful statutory execution & civil liberty protection
0 (0%)
Constitutional Neutral
Routine departmental administration, civil service, executive seals
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Friction & Overreach
Art. I purse/commerce tension, 10th Amend federalism, property takings

Executive Orders Issued (2)

Order May 28, 1881
Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order

🏛️ Art. II §1: Executive Discretion & Internal Operations

DEAR SIR:* I am directed by the President to inform you that the several Departments of the Government will be closed on Monday, the 30th instant, to enable the employees to participate in the decoration of the graves of the soldiers who fell during the rebellion. Very respectful...

James A. Garfield
⏱ 1m 62 words
Order Mar 9, 1881
Constitutional Neutral

Executive Order—Reservation of Land for Indian Purposes in California

🏛️ Art. II §1: Executive Discretion & Internal Operations

EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 9, 1881. It is hereby ordered that all the unsurveyed portions of township 2 south, range 1 east, San Bernardino meridian, California, excepting any tract or tracts the title to which has passed out of the United States Government, be, and the same are he...

James A. Garfield
⏱ 1m 65 words