Executive Order 2569 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2569A—Establishing Civil Service in First, Second and Third Classes of Post Offices

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Saturday, March 31, 1917

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1 min read (177 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 Woodrow Wilson on 1917-03-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "2569A—Establishing Civil Service in First, Second and Third Classes of Post Offices." 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

▪ No person who has passed his sixty-fifth birthday shall be given the examination herein provided for.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

177

1,100 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

27.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2569, Woodrow Wilson (Mar 31, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2569a-establishing-civil-service-first-second-and-third-classes-post.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Hereafter when a vacancy occurs in the position of postmaster of any office of the first, second, or third class as the result of death, resignation, removal, or, on the recommendation of the First Assistant Postmaster General, approved by the Postmaster General, to the effect that the efficiency or needs of the service requires that a change shall be made, the Postmaster General shall certify the fact to the Civil Service Commission which shall forthwith hold an open competitive examination to test the fitness of applicants to fill such vacancy, and when such examination has been held and the papers in connection therewith have been rated the said Commission shall certify the result thereof to the Postmaster General, who shall submit to the President the name of the highest qualified eligible for appointment to fill such vacancy unless it is established that the character or residence of such applicant disqualifies him for appointment. No person who has passed his sixty-fifth birthday shall be given the examination herein provided for. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, March 31, 1917.