Executive Order 12237 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12237—Executive Schedule

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Thursday, September 4, 1980

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1 min read (108 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 Jimmy Carter on 1980-09-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Schedule." 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

▪ 12154, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsections: "(e) Deputy Under Secretary for Education, Department of Education." "(f) Deputy Under Secretary for Education, Department of Education.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

108

654 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12237, Jimmy Carter (Sep 4, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12237-executive-schedule.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

LEVELS IV AND V OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, in order to place two new Deputy Under Secretary positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, Section 1102 of Executive Order No. 12154, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsections: "(e) Deputy Under Secretary for Education, Department of Education." "(f) Deputy Under Secretary for Education, Department of Education.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 3, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11 a.m., September 4, 1980]