Executive Order 5787 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5787—Amendment of Schedule A of the Civil-Service Rules, Excepting Positions in the Department of Justice

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Tuesday, February 2, 1932

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1 min read (213 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 Herbert Hoover on 1932-02-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A of the Civil-Service Rules, Excepting Positions in the Department of Justice." 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

▪ Subdivision VI of Schedule A, positions excepted from examination, under the Department of Justice, is hereby amended to read as follows: VI.

▪ This order, which is recommended by the commission and concurred in by the department, is designed to diminish the number of excepted positions and improve the service, and shall be effective February 1, 1932.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

213

1,412 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5787, Herbert Hoover (Feb 2, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5787-amendment-schedule-the-civil-service-rules-excepting-positions-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Subdivision VI of Schedule A, positions excepted from examination, under the Department of Justice, is hereby amended to read as follows: VI. Department of Justice 1. (a) Director and not more than three assistant directors of prisons. (b) Members of the Board of Parole. (c) Wardens and superintendents, deputy wardens and assistant superintendents of Federal penal and correctional institutions. (d) One industrial superintendent at each Federal penal and correctional institution. (e) Inspectors of prisons. 2. One clerk to each United States district attorney. 3. Special employees having individual knowledge of violations of prohibition law. 4. Not exceeding eight positions in the immediate office of the Attorney General, in addition to private secretary and assistant private secretary excepted under Subdivision I of Schedule A. 5. One private secretary, or confidential clerk, each, to the Solicitor General, the Assistant to the Attorney General, and the Assistant Attorneys General in addition to those allowed under clause 1, of Subdivision I, of Schedule A. 6. All positions in the Bureau of Investigation except fingerprint classifiers. This order, which is recommended by the commission and concurred in by the department, is designed to diminish the number of excepted positions and improve the service, and shall be effective February 1, 1932. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 2, 1932.