Executive Orders and Presidential Authority

Executive Orders and Presidential Authority

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Political Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses the Emancipation Proclamation's impact on the Civil War and the 13th Amendment. It explains the sources of authority for executive actions, including the Constitution, Congress, and inherent presidential powers. The video differentiates between executive orders and memoranda, providing historical examples like Truman's desegregation of the military and Reagan's surveillance orders. It also covers how executive actions can be terminated or challenged by Congress or the courts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary impact of the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?

It ended the Civil War immediately.

It was an executive order that abolished slavery nationwide.

It shifted the focus of the war and paved the way for the 13th Amendment.

It was a speech that had no legal impact.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a source of authority for the President to issue executive actions?

The Constitution

The Supreme Court

Legislative grants from Congress

Inherent presidential authority

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes an executive order from an executive memorandum?

Executive orders require approval from Congress.

Executive memoranda have the same procedural requirements as executive orders.

Executive memoranda are recorded in the Federal Register.

Executive orders must be signed and published, while memoranda do not.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president issued an executive order to desegregate the military?

President Abraham Lincoln

President Harry Truman

President Ronald Reagan

President Barack Obama

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can a sitting president terminate an executive order issued by a previous president?

By ignoring the previous order.

By asking Congress to repeal it.

By issuing a new executive order that contradicts the old one.

By requesting the Supreme Court to invalidate it.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common reason courts might overturn an executive order?

If it is not published in the Federal Register.

If it violates civil rights.

If it is not signed by the President.

If it is unpopular with the public.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer?

The President's power as commander-in-chief was unlimited.

The President could seize steel mills during wartime.

The President did not have the authority to seize steel mills.

The President could issue executive orders without any limitations.

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