Executive Order 8390 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8390—Amending the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Employees of the Federal Government To Hold Certain Positions in the Schools and Universities of Any State, Territory, or Municipality
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-04-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Employees of the Federal Government To Hold Certain Positions in the Schools and Universities of Any State, Territory, or Municipality." 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 Amending the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Employees of the Federal Government To Hold Certain Positions in the Schools and Universities of Any State, Territory, or Municipality.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
131
817 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8390, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 11, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8390-amending-the-executive-order-january-17-1873-permit-employees-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), and as President of the United States, the Executive order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions, Federal officers and employees from holding state, territorial, and municipal offices, is hereby further amended so as to permit officers and employees of the Federal Government to hold positions as teachers or instructors in any state, territorial, or municipal school or university: Provided , that their holding of such positions shall not in any manner interfere or conflict with the performance of their duties during their regular hours of duty as officers or employees of the Federal Government. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 11, 1940.
