Executive Order 9232 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9232—Transferring the Functions of the Sample Surveys Section of the Work Projects Administration to the Bureau of the Census

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Thursday, August 20, 1942

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1 min read (85 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 1942-08-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring the Functions of the Sample Surveys Section of the Work Projects Administration to the Bureau of the Census." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ This order shall become effective August 24, 1942.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

540 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9232, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 20, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9232-transferring-the-functions-the-sample-surveys-section-the-work.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (Public Law 354—77th Congress), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The functions, records, property (including office equipment), personnel, and administration of the Sample Surveys Section of the Work Projects Administration, Federal Works Agency, are transferred to the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. 2. This order shall become effective August 24, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 20, 1942.