Executive Order 7472 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7472—Modification of Executive Order No. 7140 to Permit Mrs. Ruth Hampton, Assistant Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, to Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status

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Thursday, October 15, 1936

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1 min read (101 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-10-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 7140 to Permit Mrs. Ruth Hampton, Assistant Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, to Acquire a Classified Civil Service Status." 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

▪ Ruth Hampton to the position of Assistant Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, without compliance with the civil service rules, is hereby modified so as to permit Mrs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

101

612 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7472, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 15, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7472-modification-executive-order-no-7140-permit-mrs-ruth-hampton.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), Executive Order No. 7140 of August 13, 1935, authorizing the appointment of Mrs. Ruth Hampton to the position of Assistant Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, without compliance with the civil service rules, is hereby modified so as to permit Mrs. Hampton to acquire a classified civil service status as a result of her appointment to such position. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, October 15, 1936.