Executive Order 7367 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7367—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Eva Sweeney to a Classified Position in the Department of Agriculture Without Regard to the Civil Service Act and Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-05-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Eva Sweeney to a Classified Position in the Department of Agriculture Without Regard to the Civil Service Act and Rules." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Eva Sweeney to a Classified Position in the Department of Agriculture Without Regard to the Civil Service Act and Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
119
682 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7367, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 9, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7367-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-eva-sweeney-classified-position-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth 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 Mrs. Eva Sweeney may be appointed to a classified position in the Department of Agriculture without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules. Mrs. Sweeney is the widow of John P. Sweeney, who served long and faithfully in the Department of Agriculture, and who died on July 8, 1929, leaving his widow with six minor children, and without adequate means of continued support. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 9, 1936.
