Executive Order 7827 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7827—Authorizing the Appointment of Thomas D. Quinn to the Position of Administrative Assistant to the Attorney General Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-03-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Thomas D. Quinn to the Position of Administrative Assistant to the Attorney General Without Regard to the Civil Service 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
▪Quinn may be appointed to the competitive classified position of Administrative Assistant io the Attorney General, in the Department of Justice, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules, such position being hereby withdrawn from the purview of paragraph 4, Subdivision VI, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
102
634 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7827, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 2, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7827-authorizing-the-appointment-thomas-d-quinn-the-position.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Thomas D. Quinn may be appointed to the competitive classified position of Administrative Assistant io the Attorney General, in the Department of Justice, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules, such position being hereby withdrawn from the purview of paragraph 4, Subdivision VI, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules. This order is recommended by the Attorney General. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 2, 1938.
