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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-05-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restricting the Eligibility of Federal Employees To Take Civil Service Examinations and To Be Certified." 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
▪Such assent shall be based solely upon the finding, after due consideration, by such department or office that the person can render better service for the Government in the position for which the examination is held or for which certification is requested.
▪This order shall continue in effect until the Congress or the President declares that the present emergency has ceased to exist.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
197
1,143 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8760, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 27, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8760-restricting-the-eligibility-federal-employees-take-civil-service.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), and in view of the present emergency conditions, the Civil Service Commission is hereby directed to refuse examination to any person who is, or who has been within three months of the date of the examination, employed in the civilian executive branch of the Federal Government, or to certify any such person who is on the eligible register of the Commission, unless such person submits the written assent of the department or office in which he is or has been employed to his taking such examination or to his being so certified. Such assent shall be based solely upon the finding, after due consideration, by such department or office that the person can render better service for the Government in the position for which the examination is held or for which certification is requested. This order shall continue in effect until the Congress or the President declares that the present emergency has ceased to exist. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 27, 1941.
