Executive Order 8711 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8711—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

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Thursday, March 13, 1941

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1 min read (137 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 1941-03-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 411), as amended, and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, I, FRANKLIN D.

▪ ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do hereby amend Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

137

772 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8711, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 13, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8711-amendment-executive-order-no-8389-april-10-1940-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 (b) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended, and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as amended, so as to extend all the provisions thereof to, and with respect to, property in which Hungary or any national thereof has at any time on or since March 13, 1941, had any interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect; except that, in defining "Hungary" and "national" of Hungary the date "March 13, 1941" shall be substituted for the dates appearing in the definitions of countries and nationals thereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 13, 1941.