>Executive Orders

What is an Executive Order?

• A directive issued by the President of the United States that can have the force of law.

• A law passed by Congress and signed by the President.

• A decision made by the Supreme Court.

• A regulation created by a state governor.

Which section of the U.S. Constitution provides the clearest justification for Executive Orders?

• Article I, Section 8

• Article II, Section 1 and Section 3

• Article III, Section 2

• Article IV, Section 4

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066 issued by Franklin Roosevelt?

• To free slaves in the Confederate states.

• To intern Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

• To desegregate the armed forces.

• To regulate steel production during the Korean War.

Explain why the Supreme Court ruled against President Truman's Executive Order 10340.

• It was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the rights of Japanese Americans.

• It was considered an overreach of presidential power beyond what is implied in the Constitution.

• It was not approved by Congress.

• It was not related to national security.

Compare the average number of Executive Orders issued per year by Presidents Obama and George W. Bush with those issued by Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

• Obama and Bush issued more than Ford and Carter.

• Ford and Carter issued more than Obama and Bush.

• All four Presidents issued the same number of Executive Orders.

• Obama and Bush issued fewer than Franklin Roosevelt.

Analyze the impact of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation as an Executive Order.

• It had no significant impact on the Civil War.

• It freed nearly three million slaves in the Confederate states.

• It was primarily a symbolic gesture with no real effect.

• It led to the internment of Japanese Americans.

Discuss the constitutional debate surrounding the use of Executive Orders by U.S. Presidents.

• Executive Orders are always constitutional as they are issued by the President.

• There are clear boundaries on what makes an Executive Order constitutional.

• The Supreme Court can rule Executive Orders unconstitutional, but boundaries are not always clear.

• Congress must approve all Executive Orders for them to be constitutional.

Evaluate the justification used by Franklin Roosevelt for issuing Executive Order 9066.

• It was justified as a measure to promote civil rights.

• It was justified as a national security issue during World War II.

• It was justified to regulate the steel industry.

• It was justified to end the Civil War.

Identify the case that challenged President Truman's Executive Order 10340 in the Supreme Court.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer

• Marbury v. Madison

• Roe v. Wade

What is the role of the Supreme Court in relation to Executive Orders?

• To create Executive Orders.

• To enforce Executive Orders.

• To rule on the constitutionality of Executive Orders.

• To approve Executive Orders before they are issued.