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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-04-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Authorization to Appoint Miss Helen Woodrow Bones." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Authorization to Appoint Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
79
457 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6686, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 21, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6686-authorization-appoint-miss-helen-woodrow-bones.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Miss Helen Woodrow Bones may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of State without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 21, 1934.
