Executive Order 11561 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11561—Delegation of Certain Authority Under Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act

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Friday, September 25, 1970

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1 min read (121 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Certain Authority Under Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 2994b (c) (2)) which reads "except as otherwise determined by the President" is hereby delegated as follows: (1) To the Civil Service Commission to the extent that such authority is with respect to the laws administered by the Commission, and (2) to the Secretary of State to the extent that such authority is with respect to the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

121

684 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11561, Richard Nixon (Sep 25, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11561-delegation-certain-authority-under-title-viii-the-economic.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, the authority conferred upon the President by that portion of section 833 (c) (2) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2994b (c) (2)) which reads "except as otherwise determined by the President" is hereby delegated as follows: (1) To the Civil Service Commission to the extent that such authority is with respect to the laws administered by the Commission, and (2) to the Secretary of State to the extent that such authority is with respect to the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended. RICHARD NIXON The White House September 25, 1970